Dismantling the forward locker and changing it into a fuel tank locker and building a fore deck over the space

Now that all the old rotten plywood is removed it is just a matter of cutting back the old fibreglass matting and grind the hull flat again and working out the height of the fuel tank and glassing supports for the base of the fuel tank and then glassing in a couple of supports to hold down the fuel tank below the new foredeck  

Before any work is done we have to insect the inner apron to see if it needs replacing 

The port side as a thwart support that goes to the bow however the starboard support is missing 

The starboard support rail is missing as is therail all the way along the starboard side.