Catboat #11
Its been a long time since I've posted here four months ago. The catboat is now finished, has sailed many times, and is quite a success. Let me see if I can figure out where I left off and try to fill the gap up to the present. I figured if I cover the whole deck first with 1/8 basswood, I could then remove the cockpit and cabin area, leaving behind the sides, bow, and stern deck, glued permanently. I used a printed template to get the right curve. That way it would have the right crown shape (Cross section curve) with deck beams under, as well as an edge to glue the cabin sides. Voila! cabin and cockpit curve cut. Cabin sides Starting to build the cabin top. The Radio board, which fits between the two main frames down in the cabin, is easily removable, except for the small battery box. Mahogany Rub rails, toe rails, hand rails, Hatch slides. (So many memories of varnishing the hand rails on the "Clam"our real family cat boat every sp...