: Hi Carl,

: Welcome back

: I've recently been struggling with the aka's (cross beams), not as easy as
: I'd thought, as per usual with this design, everything is an experiment.
: The boat's upright on the strongback now and the base of the pod and the
: seat are installed. Still have to install the foot wells, when I figure
: out how and finish all the cross braces, yours look so much easier
: Other than the bow and stern cross braces this one has 5 very small cross
: braces in the pod, all but one have to be incorporated into the bow and
: stern fairings, so that complicates it some.

: No name yet, gotta find out if it floats first .

: Pictures, yeah I know, am working a 12 day strech that doesn't give a heck of
: alot of free time .

: Bill H.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll finally finish all the cross braces, in multihull terminology akas. Then can move on with the project. It's one piece now anyway, have all but the aka in front of the seat finished on the pod. Only have the bow and stern one's, glued up today, to install and the big one in front of the seat which due to space concerns is different than the rest, being a wood multi-part web with glass/epoxy caps.

Have the next 4 days off work, yeah!, so maybe I can finally get pictures posted too

Bill H.