Deck form frame

 We finished installing fairing strips to form the deck of the main hull.  You might notice the fold in the deck just aft of the third form frame where the cabin top meets the foredeck.  The cockpit area aft of the ninth form frame is built with flat plates cut from full size patterns, therefore no fairing strips are needed.  We will pre-glass these plates on the vac table soon.  The deck includes much less area than the hull below the gunwale, so we should be able to form the core and glass it quickly.

Here is a view of the deck form frame from the aft end.  The board laying on the gunwale is what I walked on to attach some of the fairing strips to the frame.  I will need to work on the inside when forming the foam core as well, so this board will come in handy to distribute my weight without damaging the incomplete hull.  The lack of easy access to the work surface is the trickiest part of building this section.

Thar be monsters here ...  This creepy bug was hanging out on my foam core.  It's about the size of a small dog ... well maybe a little smaller than that, but not much.  I decided to let it stay rather than risk screaming like a little girl when it jumps on me for touching its foam core!