For now I have stopped work on the forward superstructure section as I need to calculate and mark out the opening on the deck to access internals.
Firstly, what I need to know is how far and where will the coaming behind the forward section meet the deck. Also how was I going to attach coaming to deck - believe me, this turned out to be a real nightmare with some external help.
From the drawings I made up a template of the coaming and taped to forward section, then placed the assembly onto the deck to check measurements etc. This took quite some time before I was happy to proceed.
My first attempt was to make up some framing and plank the coaming from 0.6mm ply as used on the hull construction - this turned into a real disaster and scrapped the whole idea - fortunately, I did not take any photo's of this process - nothing to be proud of.
After some discussion with a good friend and superb model maker, I decided to use 0.8mm marine 3 ply sheet instead - this stuff is not cheap. A sheet 4 foot square cost $115.00 AU - so don't stuff it up.
I then placed the template over the ply sheet and cut with a sharp knife, sanded and glued into place.
My apologies for no photo of this at the moment - camera batteries flat.
Martin doon under