Point Comfort 23

[MarkR]

At the bow an anchor deck is planned.  This will be deep enough to contain anchor, rode and chain.  It has to drain passively which will be via two scuppers at the aft end of the deck.  The deck was framed with CVG Fir stringers with the crown cut into them.



The deck is made of two pieces of 6mm Okume, they are glued together and then the bottom surface was fiberglassed.  The top surface will be fiberglassed with the rest of the anchor deck after installation.  The panel is clamped to preserve some pre-arc.  



 The deck is glued into place using temporary screws.  A maintenance hatch will allow access to the area below.  



The deck is filleted into the sides to allow fiberglassing.  The interior sides will get an additional layer of 6 oz glass in addition to the 10 oz interior hull layer, while the deck will be covered by one 6 oz and one ten oz layer of glass set into epoxy.



A rim of 9mm Okume was added for the hatch cover seal.  



The hatch cover was made using two layers of 6mm Okume, glassed both sides.  A 9mm rim that fits outside of the deck rim was added,



The finished hatch cover will eventually be screwed into place and gasketed.



Scuppers will be cut port and starboard.  Not sure if they will be exactly this shape, but something similar.



Anchor deck is substantially complete at this point.  Finishing can wait for warmer weather.