Shaping the deck beam and putting in position and starting to fit secondary beams

Having cut the deck beam to its rough shape it was time to make the final shaping of the beam before fitting in position 

Dry ing the beam in position to make any final adjustment to the ends before gluing and screwing in position

Finally in position and ready to start fitting the secondary beams  

The first beam to fit is the one of a pair which the sliding hatch the runners are fixed to and are important to get in the correct position as all the other measurements come off these pair of beams 

Put the old beam in position to ensure they are in the correct position 

Bracing the main beam while cutting the joint for the beam to seat in and then fix it is position