The last few days I have been working on trim and details inside the boat. The pieces have various dimensions and angles so you measure and write down notes about where the part fits on the boat, go to the shop and make a part, return to the boat to try it, then the shop to cut some off, etc. The port and starboard sides look like mirror images of each other but there are small differences so the part on one side is 12 and 3/4 inches and the similar part on the other side is 12 and 3/8 inches.
I have started wiring running lights, a depth sounder, a switch panel, DC outlets, and a car radio and speakers.
The trailer lights and brakes and the brake controller are all wired and waiting for a test. There are new tires on the wheels and everything has been painted. I attached an old wood box to the trailer to store the grease gun, blocks, tie-downs, etc.
The spray hood is 90% finished and I am trying a white tarp from the hardware store as a boat cover.
We are looking at two options for cockpit cushions.
I have filed 20 sail slugs so they fit the 1/8" slot in the Etchells mast. I hammered the old entry mouth for the bolt rope closed and cut a gate near the boom for threading the slugs. I built an aluminum pedestal with two jam cleats near the base of the mast to hold the jib and main halyard.
The list of "things to do" seems to grow faster than I would wish. It is not clear that we will be ready to haul it to Seattle to launch before July. Keep tuned.
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