The Morgan Giles 30's stanchions and guard rails going back on with new wedges under the bases

Starting to dry fit the pulpit and the stanchions back on the deck to make the angle of the wedges under the stanchion bases are the correct angle to ensure the stanchions stand upright 

There appears a long distance between the front stanchion and the next stanchion along the deck, the reason is that in the space between the two stanchions is the area where the shrouds and lower stays are attached to the chain plate and therefore there is little need for a next stanchion in that area

In these twp photos the Genoa tracks are making the shape of the stanchion base to be modified to fit in the space between the toe rail and the Genoa track  

 

Picnic Boat Engine installation starting

Now that the engine beds have now been finished on the inside of the engine beds it is time to make a start on positioning the engine in the finished position and then drill out the engine angle steels to take the bolts so that the engine can be bolted in its finished position 

A good fit height ways and length ways, just got to get the correct down angle on the engine, so can set up the position of the hole for the stern tube to go through the bottom of the hull

A couple of chocks to level the engine while working out the correct angle to work to do position the stern tube.

 

Loaded up and ready to get delivered this morning

The dinghy is now loaded and ready for the short trip to its new home

A proud boat builder 

 

The Little Mai dinghy now awaiting delivery and now back on to the bulkhead and doors and trims

Final fitting of the overall cover and the rope fender and now the dinghy is awaiting its delivery to its owner

The toilet bulkhead and the doors getting its thinned coats of varnish

The trims getting their of thinned varnish just five more coats of varnish and then they will be masked up with protective covering before going back to the owner's boat

The galley unit bulkhead trim panel now recovered as it was originally done in the day

 

All finished and ready for its new owner to have it delivered to his marina

The overall cover now laced through  the eyelets with a light line  in the edge of the cover so that it can be tensioned 

The dinghy on its new launching trolley 

The oars and floor boards now in position 

Just waiting for the rope fender to arrive and then off to its new home and owner

 

More photos of the final stages of the Little Mai Class dinghy build

The oars have their plastic protective pad on the oars 

The knees and breasthook are now fitted and the only thing left to do now is the final coats of varnish and the rope fender to fit once the varnishing is finished.

Further progress on the Little Mai class Dinghy

The gunwales and rubbing strakes getting more coats of varnish and the centre thwart now fitted, also the floor boards with their centre batten fixed and  turnbuckle fixed to hold the floor board in position 

The oars need their protective sleeves fitted after the rowlock blocks fixed in their position to get the sleeve in the correct position 

The outboard pad now fitted and just needs the fixing holes plugging with hardwood plugs and then the pad and the rest of the boat will get the rest of the varnish applied over the coming days 

Once the rope fender avirres then that will be fitted to finish off the outside of the hull and give the rubbing strake protection and also the owners main boat.

 

Busy week fitting out the Little Mai class dinghy

Having made up the centre thwarty and the floor boards, it was time to give the floor boards a coat of Teak oil and the centre thwart, the outboard pad and the rowlock blocks their first few coats of thinned varnish 

The inside of the hull got its coats of grey flowcoat to finish off the inside

The centre thwart in position just needs screwing down in place

The floor boards are now in the dinghy just needing the centre batten fixing down to secure the floor boards in position

The items left to fix are the rowlock blocks and the outboard pad and then fit the rope fender under the gunwale and the knees and bow ring and finally the overall cover