Hatches, Skylights and Summer Cover

Trimming the edges of a Hatch using the table saw with a notched fence

Hatches covered with Xynole-polyester cloth & epoxy; Skylight Frames hanging in rear

Master Cabin Skylight - 3/8" smoked acrylic sheet over wood frame

Foredeck showing Skylight & Hatch; Bowsprit slides under gate between Bulwarks forward - notches are for anchor chain leads to rollers

Bulwarks are primed, Sliding Hatches in place, Cockpit Binnacle for compass in place

May 23, 2008 - IBIS is buttoned up for the brutal Florida summer. Cover is shrink-wrapped, the tent is dismantled, tool trailer is packed. Ready to head for Maine! Will return to complete IBIS in November

Cabin Soles, Interior Trim, Misc.

Aft Cabin Companionway Steps (top two remove for engine access)

Aft Cabin Sole laminated directly over the hull bottom using 1/4" mahogany and ash. Countertops are laminated ash; Centerboard Trunk Caps are ash

Interior Trim, Door Jambs, and companionway jambs & thresholds ready for varnish (ash & black cherry milled from my own trees)

End of an ash Door Jamb notched for a 5/8" bulkhead

Joint of Companionway Jamb to Threshold

Custom-modified Aqualift Muffler

Foremast Tabernacle ready for fabric/epoxy. Step is solid w/ Ply Cap; Sides are full dimension 2x8 waterfront-quality pressure-treated yellow pine; Sides are 3/4" plywood