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With the box sorted it was now time to add the lid and tie-downs.

During the week I had glued tie-downs to the sides and front to attach a spectra line for carrying the box in and out of the boat. I used three tie-downs from the small that I had made in the 2018-2019 winter. These tie-downs were made from two layers of 8mm ply. With an ample glueing surface they are immensely strong without need for screws (I avoid screws whenever I can).

Designing and building the lid was an interesting experiment. I wanted the lid to fit over the box to make it splashwater proof. To prevent the lid from sticking to the box I did not want a tight fit. My solution was to temporarily increase the size of the box with a layer of cardboard stuck between the lid and the box. I covered the top of the box with masking tape as a release agent.

The next step was to cut the lid sides roughly to size and glue the corners. I stapled the sides to the box to keep the lid sides in place. The last step was to glue the oversized lid to the sides and weigh them down with bricks.