I gave the jump-stitching plenty of time to dry since I had to go to Iowa for 10 days.  When I returned home I got busy on the boat first removing the bolts and cutting the wires to be sure it all stayed together.  Next I did the fillets for a day and let that dry for two days before light sanding and the taping of the inside seams which I then also let that dry a few more days.   Today I finally got the rails on the boat and opted for a simplified rail system of just inner and outer rail with no spacers.   I’ve also cut out the motor mount re-inforcements and some brackets for a bench seat should I decide to go that direction.   All in all a very busy week of boat building.

I’ll finish up the rails tomorrow, start sanding the corners of them and get the inside corners and the few small gaps filled with EZ-Fillet material.  Then I need to build some corners, do a good sanding job on the interior and rails, add another coat of epoxy on the interior seams and finally finish up the seat whichever route I decide to go.   With any luck I’ll have the interior wrapped up next week and can flip the boat over to start finishing up the exterior seams and put the bottom fiberglass on.  Time to order the last of my hardware and paint soon.   Trout season is only three weeks away but I’ll be turkey hunting the first weekend of it.  With any luck I’ll have a boat ready in early May to launch and start fishing from.