Megan D Day 34 and 35

 Installed 2 heavy bronze 8' portholes

 they fit nicely in the old window openings inside the cabin

 Having to replace the bulkhead separating the aft cabin and the engine room.

 One side done!

 Taking out all the old rusty iron that was used for internal ballast, this will be replaced with lead

I'm estimating about 2000 lbs worth of what looks like old grader blade material

Day 33, Caulking and plugging the topsides, fun fun fun!

Day 31 and 32. Fairing, plugging and rudder removal

 400 screw holes plugged! about 2000 more to go hahaha

Will use the Old rudder for a pattern, but I am designing the new one slightly larger

 The rudder post was made from mild steel and eroded badly, will be replacing all the hardware with stainless welded assembly.

 The stainless rudder shaft and brackets cleaned up nicely!

Having fun using my power planer to rough it in