Sloped floors
Trimming and fitting sloped floors and modifying the jig around bulkhead 4 support.
But mostly scratching my head on in which order shall I glue all these interlocking joints so that I don’t lock myself in impossible situation.
Such moments are worth taking a break so I hanged on hammock and was figuring out the solution. The weather was perfect.
Since these sloped sections will become inaccessible for maintenance once the boat is finished I decided to epoxy-coat them properly. Two layers, wet-on-wet, should do the trick.
Once I figured out the order in which things will be installed I glued half-frames 5.5 to centerboard case.
All exposed plywood edges which will be hidden in interlocking joints got double coat of epoxy, to seal the endgrain.
Tedious job but worth the effort - it should prolong life of the boat.
Evening was cold so I got some more pot-life on epoxy batch - well needed as I was running between my boatshop and workshop.
Lastly bulkhead 4 doublers got glued to sloped-floor panels. All left for curing overnight.
Next step is to fit wooden battens under these floors and on bulkhead 9. After that I shall glue the whole truss, mount the transom and start with laying the keel plank.