I have been working on the floor of the boat. I made this floor from 3/4" ash and installed the two front sections. The three sections are made up from front (under the deck), the main cockpit area and rear passenger cockpit area. I really like the looks of the floor but the weight of the floor has bothered me. I just had to know, so I put the floor from the under the deck and the main cockpit onto the scale and it came in at 72 pounds. I went to the table saw and set up a dado blade and was able to shed 8.5 pounds off the weight.
Now my plan is make the rear cockpit floor from 1/2 inch Ash. The span is not as long and I don't think the planks need to be as thick. I will need to take the rough Ash that I have planed to 3/4 in, down to 1/2 in for the rear floor.
Yesterday evening, my brother Gary joined me for a few hours and were able to fit all the blocking and supports for rear floor.
It continues to surprise me how long some of the little things take to make. Once again it was great to have my brother help me with measuring and fitting. It is also nice to have someone around so you can run ideas back and forth and come up with a better plan.
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