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More painting
Latest work.
Cockpit painting and transom varnishing 
Taking a break from Pocketship to repair and paint canoe #2
Work on the Transom. Tried too stain it darker but never took even. has to sand off the stain and varnish as I had mixed the two to actually darken the varnish. Once I had it all sanded off, I just used clear spar varnish. Looks great now. Also painting the seatbacks.
Transom work.
Rudder and centerboard work.
Finish work on rudder.
Painting again  2nd coat
Rudder finishing work.
First painting 
Up to 50 hours of sanding the topsides. Also cutting out the 16 ft planks for the mast.
Cutting the wood for the mast with the help of my son, Isaac.
Installing Lazarette hatches in cockpit.