forward end of port side centerboad case

Here's a close up of the forward end of the centerboard case awaiting an end cap of glass and epoxy.

Port side centerboard case

Here is the port side centerboard case resting on top of the port side master cabin top.  This was as good enough place as any to prepare the edges of the box for external glassing.

reason enough.....

Here are 16 reasons to build a cruising catamaran........nice compared to 9 degrees outside the shop.  Tonight, it's colder here in Hood River, OR than it is in Anchorage Alaska.  The extension cord is running to a small heater inside the bridge deck cabin keeping it a comfortable 75 deg. inside the boat. Maybe I should think about naming her "Thermos"