Getting Close. More odds and ends

Buttoning up a few things.  Still working down my check list.  My last post was middle of January prior to taking a weekend off to visit my parents in Louisiana. 

My first weekend back I concentrated on reinstalling the headliner and lights.

This is the galley area.

and the starboard forward area.  Still have some finish trim work to do in there.

This is the starboard aft berth area.  The headliner has been trimmed since this photo was taken.

This is the port aft berth.  All trimmed out.

This is the head.  Still need to trim and decide what to do to hide the electrical wiring in the corner.

I also finally got around to wiring the navigation lights.

Last weekend, I decided to reinstall the gas tank.  I put the fuel line bulbs in the cavity in the stern.  They will be accessible from the cockpit so it is not necessary to lift the lids that are going to be over the outboards.

I also decided to change the impellers in the lower unit of the outboards.  I was successful, but in doing so, I removed the gear rod and could not put it back without removing the prop shaft.  They are now at the outboard mechanic!  When they get back, I will reinstall and try to start the outboards, although it is likely I will have to clean the carbs.

This weekend, I reinstalled the main cabin sole.  The sole was still a little spongy feeling, so I decided to add another piece of plywood below.  So now I have 2- 1/4" pieces of plywood glued together and that did the trick.

I could not have put a 1/2" piece of plywood without making a cut somewhere in order to install it.  There are too many obstacles.  As it is I had to bend the plywood to get it in in one piece.

This is the only place I have a join.

I filled the gap with epoxy and put a piece of pin stripe over the seam.  It will get 7-10 coats so the pin strip matches the color of the others.

I also started adding the base molding  Today, I also started putting the final coats of poly on the remaining pieces of sole.  So I will probably finish that tomorrow as well as finish up the base molding.

The helm station is coming together.  I added the C-Plath compass and Raymarine instruments.  The wind display is to port, and the Tri-Data display for speed, depth, and temperature is to starboard.  The display right above the ignitions is for the X-5 SmartPilot Autohelm.  Just need to add the rest of the pieces to make it operational.