Dry fitting the joints of the new fore hatch plinth

doing some more detailed fitting of the joints before getting ready to glue together and then the job of then cleaning up the joints and shaping the bottom to fit the curves of the fore deck 

Cutting it of joints individually to ensure it is the correct shape and size for the new hatch to fit on once the plinth is shaped and fitted to the fore deck 

Traditional hand tools used to do the job with more feeling for the materials  and doing it this way you can keep control of the job better

Making the main fore hatch plinth and mainsheet horse

Having got the teak from the local timber merchants  it was cut to lengths to be worked on to produce the Mainsheet horse upstand and the pieces fro the main forehatch plinth 

Setting out the pieces on the pattern for the main sheet upstand and the jig for the fore hatch plinth 

The stating to cut the mitred half lap joints for the corners of the fore hatch plinth

Slow progress, however it is coming together 

Drilling out the holes for the main sheet fixings to go through so there is a good backing support for the main sheet track when it is under loading while it is in use.

Showing the joints being used to connect the corners of the fore hatch plinth 

Starting to fit the fore and aft toilet bulkhead to build the custom made toilet / shower compartment

Fitting the bulkhead to the shape of the deck head. Then mask off an area to sand back the top of the bulkhead and glass it to the deck head to make it part of the rest of the boat and the same will be done at the bottom.

The bulkhead is also screwed to the fore and aft floor bearer for good measure

All the wood as been varnished to keep it from getting stained and otherwise dirty and marked while the rest of the refit takes place.

Releasing the shower tray sump from is mould plug

Now that the plug as been laid up with the amount of gelcoat and CSM it is nowtimeto release the tray sump from the moulding plug 

Now that it is released from the moulding plug, it as to be trimmed to the correct height, so it can be fitted in the bilge space in the toilet compartment and then the rest of the area can build round it.

Starting to mould the shower tray sump to fit in the shape between the floor bearers

Starting to make the custom shaped shower tray sump to go in the Morgan Giles 30 toilet compartment