We carried to boat with its freshly hardened ends back into the garage where Mike proceeded to drill holes in the hull!!!!!

Actually, as crazy as it sounds, I had confirmed with the company that this drilling of holes in the hull was indeed necessary. Looking at the website again, we confirmed that photos of the boat we are building do show screwheads in the bilge panel just behind the fore bulkhead. It is the only way to secure the footbraces to the interior of the cabin. Still, I could not bear to watch as Mike performed the drilling. All I could think was YIKES!

For the following few days, we were unable to do any further work as we had used the last of the blasted epoxy! UPS finally delivered on Wednesday July 26^th, the same day Susan flew home to Georgia. But she played a major role in the building of our mighty boat and was witness to some of our most challenging moments.

I apologize for the lengthy absence from the Blog and I hope we did not discourage those among you who have faithfully followed our adventures. Tomorrow – we build our seats!!

~ posted by the Nubbed One