Further work in the aft cabin

No post last week as I had a week off suffering with a cold or could it have been man flue so very little was achieved although I did manage to paint the two doors for the openings in the aft engine space bulkhead.

I started this week by fitting a frame round the stern gland access opening in the aft cabin sole, in a similar manner to the engine access openings with the idea of stopping the cover going walkabout when the boat heels once this was complete I gave all the frames a couple of coats of grey paint before cutting out and painting the cover for the stern gland access opening. While cutting out ply I used a hole saw to make a blank to fill the round hole in the bulkhead above the engine seacock access I will glue this in place with some thickened epoxy once the weather has warmed up sufficiently.

All the openings can now be closed up

To complete the job I just need to obtain and fit some catches to hold the the access doors in place I have some thoughts for this just need to pick up the bits.

I finished up the week by cutting and fitting the cleats so that I can secure the forward front panel and fit the shelf in the port side lockers which is about all I can do on this side at the moment until I obtain some more adhesive for the lining carpet. I did spend some time cleaning up the cabin sole forward of the companionway I removed all the paint and glue splashes and gave it a bit of a sanding, the moulding does have a number of scratches in this area which I intend to have another go at sanding out if possible, they don't show up in the above photograph.

Port side forward locker panel in place