Starting to deck

The bunks are all done so next on the list is the deck. I am starting with the easiest part of the deck, being the forward area. This will be good practise before getting stuck into the tricky parts of the deck where the beam mounts are.

This is basically the same process as hull planking, but with a few extra things to do, such as plan for hatch and cleat placement. Also time to add extra epoxy to any wood which will become hard to access once decking is on.

Here you can see the process for marking out where the forward hatch will go. First use the laser level to line up the forward bulkhead.

Then put the deck panel in position.

Then measure off the laser line and mark out where the aft edge of the hatch will be.

Easy as.