Starting to install flat panels

We are still laminating bunches of flat panels on the vacuum table.  I have finished about half of the panels from the full-size plans, and also noticed there are several panels that are cut to fit.  This is going to take a couple more weeks to work through (if only the day job didn't take up so much of the day!)  However, we have now started installing these panels in the port half of the main hull.  Here is a photo of the aft cockpit and side deck installed.  Technically, these are the last components of the deck to be installed, rather than interior panels.  Nonetheless, the flat panels are starting to get used.

As we have done with other panels, e.g bulkheads, after trimming to fit, we bed the panel in epoxy putty, form a nice fillet (in this case only along the inside seams), and tape in place with 12-oz double-bias glass and epoxy.  I am also finishing these seams by applying peel-ply over the tape. Once cured, I peel off the peel-ply and the result is a smooth join with no evil epoxy-glass spikes along the edges.  You can see the result looks very clean and professional (said with a thick southern accent).  I have most of the panels ready to assemble the rest of the cockpit required at this stage, but I need a couple bulkheads before proceeding.  More to come ...