Well ..... after many days of glueing plywood strips I fit and installed the first of 8 or 9 main salon floors. Yesterday I tore out the old stbd quarter berth. The boat really look big inside with that structure gone. Of course, it will be going back in just 6 inches further aft and not quite so wide. Hal Roth says berths on a sea going cruiser should be no more than 24 inches wide. Hey, he's sailed 50000 miles. He must know a little of what he writes about. Actually, he did a lot of his sailing in a Spencer 35, the same basic design as the S-42, just shorter. I'm taking a lot of his ideas and incorporating them into my boat. It doesn't really look like I've done much but I'll post a picture of the suppot floor tomorrow. Feb 15 I've installed 5 floors and the 6th is fitted. I need to finish the double main bulkhead and holding tank before I put in the last 2 floors.
OH, so those are the floors! Looking good.
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