: A closet pole will be perfect! While you're at it, you might want to make a
: few spares... for the next boat I look forward to seeing it at R2K1...

Well, time permitting...... But she'll be there finished or not. Right now, I'm short a seal/paint job, seats, rub-rails, keel strips and/or outer stems, and the fancy finished cockpit rim. The one in there now is just the frame to tack the canvas to. The finished trim/rim will be forth coming. I haven't even figured out a color scheme yet. ??? Still got one paddle to lay up and one to cut out. That I'm not worried about as I'm sure there will be an extra one floating around up there than I might borrow.

This'll be my first vacation in about 18 years, so I don't want to miss it. Ha! I've got everything done except the boat. Hmmm!! Priorities??

No skin tonight as the floor-boards are gonna have to be done in two pieces because of the offset/curve of the floors. Wasn't thinkin' about that but there's about a 1 1/4" bow/drop in the length of the floors. Making a two piece removable floor will facilitate cleaning and keep the front paddler down as low as possible. All in all, it's coming along fairly well. Just gotta quit working all the Overtime at work and get with it!! Unfortunately my boss doesn't see it that way. I'm just too da......, uh... too good!!

O.K. back at it, again. Later.....

Rehd