Project Log: Saturday, February 26, 2011
I had only a short while available, so I spent the time
on a few extremely minor projects as I prepared to begin
work on other areas in the boat.
The main support structure for the pilothouse sole was
complete, and earlier in the week I'd cleaned up and
sanded the fully epoxied laminated beam for the aft
cross member. |
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I'd hoped to use the old pilothouse sole sections to
give me a temporary workable surface, but unfortunately
I found that the old pieces were simply a terrible fit
and wouldn't suffice for even a short period. For
the moment, I installed the longest piece, which gave me
access forward, but clearly I'd need to buy more plywood
soon so I could build the actual sole substrate.
For some time, I'd been eyeing the starboard bulkhead
containing the new tankage, and thinking it seemed
slightly skewed. I'd been careful, I thought, to
install this perpendicular to the forward bulkhead at
the time, but installing the temporary floor section
highlighted the fact that the underpinnings were skewed
inboard towards the aft end (the port side was OK). |
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Further investigation with a framing square revealed
that the new bulkhead was closer to perpendicular near
the bottom, where I'd originally used the square to
position it, but at the top edge was about 1-1/2" out of
square (towards the centerline)at the aft end, 48" aft
of the forward bulkhead. Curiously, this
measurement corresponded closely to the difference in
the width of the boat that I'd highlighted
some
time ago--possibly a coincidence, or maybe just an
excuse.
In any event, it was what it was and I made a mistake
somewhere along the line, but fortunately this wouldn't
cause any particular issues--aesthetic or otherwise--in
the upcoming construction; nonetheless, I would
have preferred the bulkhead be properly positioned.
It was the sort of error that would bother me, but would
be virtually unnoticeable if I didn't point it out.
Life would go on.
Finally, I modified my junky 2x4 construction ladder so
I could use it for the 24" step from the pilothouse to
the main cabin. |
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Total Time Today: .75 hours
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