Flotation was added in the form of Dow
blue board behind the seat backs. The section to the left was divided
off and finished for a small "handy" storage for items such as sunglasses,
sunscreen or other items that you don't want cluttering the cockpit..
Under the seats a layer of flotation was added to the stationary portion.
The seat backs were added with a hole
to access the storage shaped like the windows of the cabin. All interior
joints in the cockpit were filleted to make them more attractive.
It also keeps water and sand out of the corners. the exterior joints
were routed/sanded to be nice and round. A 6 oz. tape of fiberglass
was placed over them since they will receive quite a bit of abuse.
The splash coamings were built of strips
of mahogany as described in the plans. The seat hatches provide easy access
to a large area of storage for bigger items. They fit quite well,
but it wasn't without considerable time and effort. I didn't like
the way the seat back / deck / cabin bulkhead joined, so I filled it with
a bit of blue board and epoxied over it to round out the corner.
