willg's PH18 - "Yepper" launched 6/11/17

[willg]

Getting some more work done. After debating whether to do it now or after gluing it down, I went ahead and trimmed the deck flush to the sides. I thought that would help with accurate hatch layout.


Mounted transom U-bolts.



I cut out fiberboard pieces as templates for the hatches, same as I did for the console. I made this little jig to round the corners uniformly.




Hatches layed out.



Hatches cut out.



Next I'll do the front hatches, but haven't figured them out yet. For all of them I'm going to put in a support around the rims for the hatch lids using BarraMan's method (thanks again!).

[Jeff]

Willg, very nice progress with your PH18!! Please keep the photo's coming!! Jeff

[Cracker Larry]

Nice work Will For a doctor, you ain't a half bad carpenter either

[cape man]

Nice deck layout.

[wegcagle]

Beautiful Will Love the layout.

Will

[LGF]

Will that looks GR8, make me wanna awol from work NOW, go home and just start working with wood, any wood! All seems to be set on my side for the build to start early Dec. just have to make a couple of trips abroad of which one will be to the 53rd State looking forward to that as I intend on buying the Humminbirds in Toronto.

[willg]

Thanks for the compliments, guys. I know I have a fair amount of work ahead of me but I feel like a launch is within sight.

[LGF]

Launch? Man launch it now, I need to see another launch just to satisfy my boat-porn addiction you can always finish it afterwards and then have another proper launch, that way we can get two fixes from one build!

[jorgepease]

SO CLOSE!

[MarkOrge]

Really nice work Will. Clean and precise, surgical quality !