Barry:
(August 30, 2002) The electrical system was finally installed at the Marina (about two weeks longer than it should have taken) and I picked up the Squirt today. Steering, remote throttle, and navigation lights all work but the hardware is laying in the bottom of the boat since I wasn't sure exactly where to locate it all.
(August 31, 2002) First coat of varnish was applied to the hull above the waterline. The Squirt is so small that it didn't take 45 minutes for the job.
(September 1, 2002) Lightly sanded the first coat of varnish and applied the second coat. Eight more to go. Also installed the aft deck beam by blocking it to the coaming with brass screws and Poxy-Grip. Longest job was attaching the remote throttle. After first attaching it about where I thought it should be, I discovered it was too far foward. Also had to bracket it from behind (see photo) because it was deeper than the six-inch of the coaming. All together, it took about two hours to do even though the next time it should barely take 30 minutes.