Chesapeake Bay Flattie – Midwest {part 6}

As can be seen in the last picture in log #4,  the aft cockpit wall has a bit of a deficit.   This will need to be corrected,  so the walls will be even all the way around.   It’s time to cement in the cabin sides.   The forward cockpit bulkhead isn’t even with the cabin edges,  so a thick piece of ‘timber’ was used to clamp the edges flush with one another.

Little pieces of square stock was cemented in the corners to strengthen the parts joined together.   The forward cabin corners were done in the same way……..but I didn’t need to clamp them.    The sides along the cabin area had a slight gap.   These were clamped the same way,  and cemented.   At the aft cockpit wall……a small piece of like material was fashioned and cemented in place.    It was sanded and shaped after it had dried.

After it was dry and shaped,  the cockpit was painted with Ghost Gray.

Sadly,  this session was cut short……..life always has a way of pulling a person away from their playtime……….more soon!

AHOY!!!