Update
All bulwarks now painted, just a bit of touching up of the deck and gunwales to be followed by a Satin lacquer over the lot if the weather ever warms up.
Fitted the other Samson post support tube.
I got immense satisfaction coming up with a way to do the engine hatch protection bars.
I used brass tube with brass wire inside to prevent it flattening on bending.
My deck is really thick at the drilling points as it is underpinned with the deck hatch shelf of paxolin. So I was able to drill deep but without going through.
So when glued in place there'll be no need to glue to the gunwales just like the Samson posts.