Here the new diesel fuel tanks are going in. Well, actually, the tank beds are being made. The tanks won’t be able to be permanently installed until the bolts that attach the sizable rub rail to the boat are installed through the clamp behind the tanks. Several finishing activities have to take place before the rub rail is installed. And, of course, the cockpit can’t be installed until the fuel tanks are installed…
Starboard tank bed starting…
The 173 gallon starboard tank being fitted…
The Alaskan Yellow Cedar overhead sits under two layers of Meranti 1088 marine plywood, then a poly-fabric and elastomeric (Metacrylic) decking system is applied. Once it has dried, the final deck of canvas will be applied and painted. The painted canvas deck will carry the appearance of “tradition”, have a slightly non-skid texture, but this underlying elastomeric roofdeck material will ultimately provide the flexible watertight deck we need. Here in this picture, you can see on the raised deck in the foreground that the marine plywood was laid on the diagonal for increased stiffness.
One last open spot for a plank near the transom on the starboard side. It was left open so we can see the underside of the tanks while fitting the tanks into the cockpit.
