Bright Work Complete & Misc.

I’m moving forward with the completion of Hagoth and making daily progress.  Daily progress, large or small, is the key toward completion.

Check it out:

Sapele trim pieces further narrowing bulkhead #4 and matching the extended seat top.  Yes, this limits access to the veranda, but it also minimizes water intake upon capsize.  Visualize the boat on its side.  I’ve always been a fan of narrowing this bulkhead.  Thankfully, the Mark II design allows the builder to have it either way.  Narrow or wide open, builders choice.  

Bright or oiled?  Here you see both.  I chose to oil both the veranda trim piece and the rub rail, but I brightly finished the anchor line rub stile.  

My adjustable oarlocks built soundly into the cockpit coaming.  

If you look closely, you’ll notice the small leather pad I made to keep the oarlock quiet.  I oiled the leather to keep it soft and pliable.  

I secured the oarlock with a stainless ring through the bottom.  

I’m getting there!!