20171027

Cleaned up the seat supports and verified that the seats and floorboard in the upper position were still flush with the bridge deck and aft deck.

Spent some time pondering about the rudder construction. When I was racing Moths in the eighties the European skiffs all had kick-up rudders whereas nearly all Australian boats had lifting rudders like the Goat Island Skiff designed by Michael Storer. It looks too simple with the bungee holding the rudder in place but it is very effective in shallow waters. When you hit the ground the rudder the bungee allows the rudder to kick back. In the worst case the bungee breaks and the rudder box and rudder remain intact. For Hatseflats I will use the OZ-style rudder box with the helm being an integral part of the construction.

Today I meant to install the daggerboard case. Since I wanted it to be bullet-proof I was unhappy with the earlier approach. I decided to stick with common sense and pre-assemble the daggerboard case and then fit it into the hull.