Lots of little things getting done.
Glued in the centerboard seat supports (you can see here the back two didn't have a way to attach while the glue set, so Daddy made wood clamps that are just pushing the bottoms of the supports in place.
We experimented with using the router on scrap wood first, learning how to start and stop at a desired point. It is pretty easy to use, so I went around the edges of the centerboard seat to round the top edges. The router throws out a lot of saw dust! And it does a really good job!
A back seat will go from the transom to this last frame that Daddy is cutting. The last frame and the transom doubler have curved tops, and we want to make a compartment here that can hinge open and close for extra storage. It'll be easier to construct (or even possible) with the tops of these flat. So Daddy cut off the frame as much as possible with the power saw, and where the power saw can't reach, the Japanese hand saw can! I think we'll have to chisel out the transom doubler, though, not even the Japanese saw is up for that task.
Plus lots of sanding, filleting, making a tiller extension of red cedar, and Daddy and Timothy raised the boat up on blocks so that the centerboard can be fiddled with - it's in place and we can raise and lower it.
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