Happy Thanksgiving

After going to Poppy's house to load up on Turkey and taters, I decided rather than sleeping off the tryptophans on the couch all afternoon, that I would put in a few hours on the boat.

I started out working on the interior panels, concentrating on the front cockpit area under the dash. I put in all of the panels that only needed straight cuts. All of the scribed pieces have not been done yet. I brought the small workbench out to the boathouse, but I didn't get around to working on them. Maybe later on this weekend. I also screwed the dashboard onto the frame. It will need some more bracing behind it to keep it from getting wobbly.

Next I trimmed the piece of mahogany that I made for the gunwale. It is temporarily held in place by some finish nails. I still have to sand it and round the edges.

After that, it was getting cold, so I went inside and worked on the table. I may not have mentioned that I am building a foldout table that will attach to the underside of the gunwale by hinges so that it can be stowed away while underway. I made it out of the mahogany from the old center console. Right now I am on the second coat of varnish.