A little bit here and there

Still making slow progress.  I've had a pretty full social calendar, so finding time to work on the boat has not been easy.  As long as I'm having fun, I'm not too worried about the boat taking a bit longer to get completed.

I've been do little bits here and there, with about 5 jobs in some stage of completion.

 Before painting I needed to add some backing plates for the oarlocks.  1/2 marine ply scrap and a few minutes with a rasp gave me a good fit.

 Painting took quite bit longer than I was hoping, but not than I expected.  Painting around all the thwart supports and deck supports was a pain.  I put a wet towel in the dryer, which vents into the garage, in order to raise the humidity and help keep a wet edge for longer.  It worked.

 The color is a bit closer to reality in the second picture.  It has a bit of cream to it.

At this point I could install the hatches, which I needed to do before putting the rear hatches in and making access a bit difficult.  I still have on hatch to install, at the stern, but first want to install the rear thwart, then paint the area.  Yeah, I'm at the point where I spend a lot of time figuring out what order I need to do stuff in so I don't end up needing to undo work.

I used butyl rubber for bedding, making a little gasket around each hole.  The key to using this stuff is to tighten it, let it sit for a day, and repeat a few times.

After bolting it in I cleaned up all the squeeze-out.  You can see in the picture how much more came out over the course of the next day. 

 This weekend I plan on getting the thwarts installed.  But then I have to wait several days for the epoxy to cure before I can paint, so I will probably do some more work on the mast.