20th September

Done a few bits.

Deck getting more populated.  Sheeting fixing eyes bolted down.  Going to use low friction rings (much cheaper) instead of blocks.  Mounted a bit further foreward than on the plans.  That allows the length of the strop holding the ring to fine tune the sheeting angle.  A barber hauler can also change the sheeting angle if needed.  I didnt feel like hauling Nuts out the workshop and putting up the mast again to fine tune the sheeting position.  It should be close so good enough for me.

Also decided to fit my spare hatch.  Opening from the bow.  Will be closed for 99% of the time when sailing but gives good vision of the jib from inside and will be great on anchor in the tropics to get a breeze through the boat.  

Round paper template to the port of the mast is going to be a dome ventilator above the "galley" .  I made a dorado box with a wind scoop  but decided it would be too much hassle with fouling on jib sheets and didnt want to make deflector bars.  Did that on previous boats and it worked well but on a tiny boat got to make compromisers. 

Jib sheeting fixture from inside.  8mm through bolt eye on a small doubler made from an offcut from the cockpit floor.  8mm ply with 200g of epoxy glass on each side.  Took a long time to do these small jobs as had to wait for epoxy to cure before drilling holes which were then filled with epoxy to coat the inside of the holes and when that was hard I could paint with PU paint and wait for that to cure before fitting!!  Cut grass and went fishing between Nuts jobs.

Weather super good so off fishing with sister Nuts again tomorrow.