port hull

the junky old ply was used to press the deck down and hold it on place while I stapled the deck down.
Once its cured I'll cut the excess away and then smooth it into a neat finish......

main decks next w/end ??????



foredeck and rear decks are from 3mm thick 3ply, the main deck will be 4mm thick 3 ply.
Originally it was all 4mm thick ply over the entire deck area, so the weight of the added plates I've put in is offset by the lighter timber fore and aft decks..... admittedly it isn't a huge saving but it ended up being so close to equal its not worth the argument over the vast strength gain I've achived.

The goal right from the start was to get structural strength back into the boat AND get the weight down to the minimum as best as I can .....