31 Look at that finish!

Three coats of epoxy on the gunwale timber and it's looking good if I say so myself! The centre thwart is not varnished 'cos your arse would slide all over the place when you were rowing if it was - it's bare oak.



(The blob on the nose is a piece of oak stuck on as a finial which is awaiting shaping - I've since faired it in and it looks good too.)

And here's a view of Lugg's derriere:



I've just started remodelling the centre plate, and I've ordered rudder fittings from some place in the Midlands called Purple Marine. Found them on the Internet and they're charging about one third of the price asked by the local (Wroxham) Chandler for these items.

Prediction: one more week.