I've been working on & off for the past month or so doing a bit here and there. Realized I hadn't posted any updates, though it hasn't changed that much. The bottom / exterior half is complete. Last coat of caulk is in place, and everything sanded to 80 grit. The curved bow went in ok, except it also curved 90 degrees from the planned curve as well, giving it a "smile" opening if you were to look at it from the front. Framing helped, but there was still about a 1/3" gap that needed to be filled with caulk. It shouldn't ever be under water, so should be fine. Here are some of the pics. Here is that "smile" (a couple rounds of caulk ago):
Here is some ripstop nylon to cover any gap-osis in the angles I cut as well as strengthen that seam. It has since been coated in caulk to hopefully seal any pinholes that the TBIII might have left. (Coated raw wood /w 50/50 water/TB, lay down the cloth, use a silicon basting brush /w shortened/stiff bristles to smooth & fill with full strength glue. Came back 1 hour later with another TB coat. Note, sanding the TB3 tends to just make it heat & bubble up if any amount of time is spent on 1 spot, so try to make as smooth as possible.) I am also planning on caulking all the inside joints as well.
And here is the back:
After this last round of caulk, I'll be glueing down the chine runners. Then finish sanding at higher grits, then ready for primer & paint. Chose a bright, "irish" green for the coat. Using a low gloss latex porch enamel, which should give me some good abrasion resistance.
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