Since the last post, we've been working on small projects and continuing to add coats of varnish to everything that needs it. I made a spare belay pin that is longer - should be easier to work with, and I'll have an extra if one should break. Daddy's been working on trailer modification - we ordered two more pieces to build supports on for the sides of the boat. Below is just the aluminum piece attached to the trailer frame.
This is an idea of what the support will actually look like, but it might be two layers of wood thick for extra strength, and it will be carpeted.
I also finally got a hitch on my car. The guys that put it on knew that I had lived up north because the underside of my car is riddled with rust (after only 1.5 winters)! They almost weren't able to bolt the hitch on because the holes where the bolts go were really rusted - but they said it should hold fine since they were able to attach it.
We also decided to get rid of the toe stubber at the aft end of the centerboard case. Daddy cut it off and epoxied over the raw wood on the bottom, so that'll have to be smoothed out now. In its place will go a block of maple that the mainsheet pulley will be attached to. And we won't have to worry about a silly decorative toe stubber in the cockpit.
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