After the last post, I epoxied the rear bulkhead-hatch frame in place. This morning, I mixed up the epoxy and added Cab-o-sil to thicken it a bit. If ya work with this stuff, be sure to wear a respirator, that silca can lead to silicosis even tho the MSDS sheet doesn’t consider it much of a hazard. I used that thickened epoxy to glue the aft shear clamps in place. (picture below) A couple of spreader sticks keeps the width of the kayak in the proper shape while all this is setting up. The front bulkhead is now cut and will be final fit when the deck is closer. I also sanded and put another coat on the deck, getting pretty smooth, I think one more will do it. Tomorrow will be installing the front shears and another coat of epoxy on the deck after a bit of sanding.

Take care all,

Tony