It's sounding good Gary. I wonder could you give us a run-down on your electrical setup? For instance, I saw on another forum that you have a 12-24V motor and 2 12V batteries. Are you intending to run at 12V with the batteries in parallel, or are you going to link the batteries in series for a 24V operation? A few pics would be nice - don't be so modest, you've got some great shots here. It's just that up close, you really need a tripod.
I'm about to get back to my Felling, now that I've got my Spriner out of my system! I'm planning to include sound and smoke. The speaker will go under the foreward superstructure. I want the smoke to line up under the smokestack, which will take quite a bit of room. I also have a power distribution system to output at a number of different voltages, but that also is a bit bulky. So I'm not quite sure I'LL be able to fit the two batteries I would like to install and yet still maintain adequate eccessibility for my increasingly creaky fingers.
As for bulkheads - drive me to distraction. I put goop on and sand it down it seems for ever - it feels smooth but it doesn't look it. I found the V up in the bow the most awuward part to get at for this job.
Incidentally, I cut in for the metal forestay bracket, but on reflection, I think I did it too high. I made it so the part will sit on the bulkhead, but i think now that it should be recessed in a notch, which would give added support. I guess this will have to come from the handrail when I put it on, but if you have not done yours yet, give it a bit of thought.
So here are a few pictures of mine, which remains in the same state it was when I took these photos in March, though I have finished the engine room skylights in the meantime. But nothing is permanently fixed yet - that's something I'm approaching with some fear and trepidation!