Aft Cabin

Ron and I test fitted the upper bunks.  Ron marked up the old pieces for a pattern. Now that is done, I was able to start installing the third level of the bulkhead.  This is in two pieces already cut a few days ago. 

Looking forward from the lazarette to the starboard side. aft bulkhead. I used two cleats to hold this in place while I tabbed in the other side 

Here is a view aft of the area that I subsequently tabbed in. I tabbed the four sides and the top of the shelf. 

Note there is a bit of a gap on the hull edge so I laid most of that tabbing on the wood and will add another layer of stitched mat, mat and roving, in that order, on that edge. I will need more roving to do that. 

Bilge Cover

Here is a test fit of the bilge cover board. I will need to Dremel cut the edges of the opening and add more wood or fiberglass to make it match the floor surface. 

I scooped out the core and filled it yesterday so these edges need a bit more trimming. Also the top left edge needs a clear underneath to support that edge. 

Settee Tops

Photos of the settee tops all painted and secured. These still need to be tabbed it against the hull.

Exhaust System

Photo tour of back end of exhaust system 

I am probably the only person on the planet with a solid fiberglass exhaust section. Here is where it starts. This tube connects the hose coming from the bilge and bulkhead fitting to the exhaust tube which runs from the rudder post aft to the aft end of the cockpit. 

You can see how nice my tabbing job was. The tabbing still needs to be clean up with a Dremel tool. 

The transom front he inside and the engine exhaust port.

A couple of hose clamps. 

Anti backup loop.  This rise makes it harder for sea water to back up into the engine. I ran out of hose clamps. Each of these needs two hose clamp. It also needs to be secured to the gusset reinforcing the transom. I don't want this banging around as water is force up and out through this loop. 

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This is the aft end of the exhaust tube, just forward of the anti backup loop. 

Here is the exit port of the exhaust.  Note the old exhaust tube advance to it is being saved for use with a future generator.  It had a gate valve which I just removed.  I will cap it for now.