Roadblock!

Arggh - a slipped disk in my back has slowed things down for a week or so. While I'm resting up, I've been reading up on boat construction and repair books. If you're keen to do a bit of reading up on the subject, check out this book  "Hartley's Guide to Boat Building" by Colin Brookes. It's got some great pictures and guides for building that translate well over to the repair side of things.

I've been giving thought to changing the design of the cockpit area, although very well set up for fishing, being completly open, there was nowhere for anyone to sit. I'm thinking of having two long bench seats running down each side, narrow enough to allow plenty of movement around the centre. I also plan on making a fitting to slot in a bait board that hangs over the side.

I have managed to have more of a look at the transom since my previous post, next up will be photo's and details of the stripdown of the rotten transom.

In the meantime, I'll leave you with a picture of my cat who is guarding the boat till I am well enough to continue repairs :)