The forward deck is rough cut larger than the plan. I placed the oversize piece onto the foredeck and traced the exact size.
A 6mm thick stick was secured inside the traced line as shown in pic. and another line drawn inside the original line.
This method provided an exact foredeck shape less 6mm for the foredeck sides.
Before securing the foredeck, I will build and install a platform for the battery and paint the interior of the forward storage area.
To support the battery, I glued and glassed two small, cleated frames to the hull bottom. A third cleat was secured to BH 2. This cleat has a slot for the electrical wires to pass through to the electrical panel.
The battery platform sealed with epoxy prior to painting.
Using a renovator tool, I cut out the access lid for the forward anchor locker. The lid will be hinged to the foredeck.
The underside is glassed for additional strength.
And the exposed area is coated with polyurethane for a bright finish.
The forward storage area is painted and masked up in preparation for gluing down the foredeck.
The foredeck is glued and held down with temporary screws. The underside is cleaned up and the masking tape removed.
The foredeck is cut slightly larger around the anchor locker to provide a ledge for the lid to sit on.
The upper hull sections are stitched and then tack glued in place, fillets between the upper hull sides and the foredeck are installed and sanded smooth.
The foredeck sides are masked up and glass cloth is smoothed in place.
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