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121. This one shows that the interior is completely removable. I'm guessing that someday I'm going to need to get below decks to fix something. The trick is the front seat backrests are set up to be bolted to their sides and be able to come apart.

122. The finish work is not complete, but it is time to get a trailer made. Since it is a custom hull - the best way to get the proper fitting trailer is for the builder to have the boat. It will be leaving on a flatbed in a couple of weeks.

123. Since the boat is all buttoned up in shrinkwrap, I started the dull task of staining and sealing the ceiling boards. These are going to take a while.

124. I'm also adding a bead detail to the bottom edge of the dash board.

125. Finally - The project is at a point where I need to get a trailer made. I've chosen to go custom from a manufacturer in NY who specializes in wooden boat trailers. A friend had a flatbed and we spent two hours getting the boat on using various and sundry methods. Lily (our Golden) looks on in the background. We move the boat Friday AM.. They wanted the boat to be sure the trailer was a good fit.. The plan is to drive the boat back on its trailer in a week or two.. I did the shrink wrap with Mr. Shrink shrink wrap kit,.. You need a lot of heat to get it to work.. not as easy as they make it look.

126. We made it to the trailer shop. Here is my boat suspended from their gantry system. It has a strap at the rudder and where the widshield would be. There was not even the slightest hint of a creak or groan.. This hull is stiff.

127. Somewhere during the last half mile getting to the trailer shop (which is on a mountain!) - the boat worked itself forward about 3 inches. The aft strap wrapped around the strut kept it in place.

21 April 2009 Update

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