I was actually surprised how relatively easy it is to still move the boat on PVC pipe. I ended up pulling with a ratchet strap, but I can just move it with brute force. I need to pick up some concrete blocks this morning to block the bow up level and pull here out about another 8' today to clear bulkhead 5 on the roof.
There seemed to be a good argument to leave the cockpit floor out until the cabin top was done as it was easier to get onto the bridgedeck climbing up a ladder in front of the aft beam. Partly due to weather and partly due to the possibility if falling thru the gap, I decided to work up and complete the cockpit floor prior to moving the boat outside starting maybe sometime next week. Currently is seems best just to go far enough to do the cabin top and wait till it's time for the keels to come all the way out and onto the driveway.
I had to make a small hole in the roof or pull the rudder post. I had this edson tiller arm that I decided to install on the starboard hull for the autopilot. The tillers will be linked with a crossbar above deck and I my fit a teleflex push pull cable steering for use on the intercostal if that proves and attractive option in the future. Having this below deck tiller arm will allow all those options to be easily worked out.
Keen blog viewers may have notice the boat was captive not only by the outsized wall between the forward beams, but also this room support beam thru what will be the cockpit floor. Well, I moved the boat about a metre forward and now the roof beam has been replaced aft of the
the last task before unblocking the boat was to strike the waterlines with the laser level. I also applied a fresh coat of primer on the inner hull sides down to the waterline.
