This is the aft cabin or stateroom. The shaft you see sticking up is the rudder shaft. All the mechanism for the steering will be mounted there. You can see the pirate type windows which really make her look like an old traditional ship. Gnettie made all the window frames.	Here is the completed companion way entrance. The stainless steel rails you see will support the sliding hatch cover. The hatch cover will overlap the edges of the steel rails so bad seas will not be able rip the hatch cover off the deck.
Here is a good view of the ship looking out the forward windshield. This is taken while standing in the pilot house. The floor of the pilot house is over the engine, so all we need to do is lift the floor to get in underneath. I wanted to design the boat so that while in the pilot house nice and warm you can look out all the windows and enjoy the scenery. To the right hand side is the area where the inside steering station is going. Behind it is a full size shower for this big guy here.	Here is the side entrance to the pilot house looking aft. I added this for single handing. When I come up to a dock I can run out and tie her off quickly.
Here is a great view of her from the ground. All that patchiness you see is the result of all the hull fairing we have to do or have done. Hull fairing is an art where you sand until you hurt all over, then do it all over again until your fingers bleed and continue in this manner until the hull is nice and as smooth as a babies rear end. After this it gets painted...	Here she is looking on the port side forward. Here you can really see the fact that the decks are all canvas, just like the ships of yesteryear. Canvas decks have been know to last 30 to 50 years. The decks are #10 canvas double twill so the fabric will not stretch either way. This canvas is still made specifically for this application. To apply the canvas you first cut it to fit, then turn it upside down on a temporary area and soak it thoroughly with good old Alkyd Enamel paint. Then you soak the deck area where it is to be applied, then lay in over and roll it out until the paint soaks all the fibers thoroughly. Then you apply 4 more coats, sand it out and you are done. Our friends Ken and Jo Dams and us spent 10 days last summer doing the job. Note: I did not want to follow the plans which called for fiberglass over plywood. Sorry but it does not stick, and never will. Fiberglass polyester resin is only used to bond the actual glass fibers together to make a strong structure. It is not a glue. If you want to put fiberglass over wood you have to use a glue like West System Epoxy. In my opinion the canvas makes a better deck, is easier to maintain and is cheaper.