Milestone reached! I actually got in the boat for the first time. I've been concerned with the strength of the structure without the support given by water. Now that the seat stringers are epoxied ...

@Kellan Hatch it was my plan to do the standard sliding hatch with turtle as well, until reading Colin saying it wouldn't work. Still not sure WHY though. I really like what you did with yours. Whe...

I'm glad to see you're back at work, Thomas. There were many days I cursed myself for being too impatient to wait for things to warm up. I hear you about how unpleasant bending over to work on the ...

If you need a large quantity, why not buy directly from Gabon?We are a factory located in Gabon, providing BS1088 Okoume Marine Plywood, currently mainly exported to Europe, and also some USA custo...

And that's about it. I guess I'm pretty much finished, apart from a few ongoing tweaks and touchups! My reward is a pat on the back, self administered. Of course, nothing is perfect, but over...

I used eyebolts to secure the ourtrigger. These are just general connect points. For instance, if I want to plop a galley box down on the outrigger while I'm at anchor I can secure it to these with...

I took a clue from Marty Loken and added oarlocks to the forward cockpit bulkhead for stowing the oars while at anchor.          

The U bolts on the transom are general purpose attach points for cartopping and two-line shoreline walking. It's also a convenient place to thread a pair of handles through for moving the boat around.

As I said before, I don't really care for the straps used in the original design to secure hatches. I was going to do a standard sailboat-style sliding hatch, but the instructions explained why tha...

I was wondering if there's a more detailed write-up on the modified 18' Laguna Windrose sailboat to rowboat. I found an old archived page about it on the main website, but it still didn't go into t...

@Jack Leung Hi Jack, living in Daytona 3 yrs, from MI, paddle Valley Nordkapp. Did you build an Angus Expedition? dougtally@pm.me

Forward hatch and bow hardware: 

@Loren Kelley did anyone ever answer your question about installing a bilge pump? I'd be very interested as well. Thanks! David

I added a window to my washboard. The hinges are motion resistant, so they will hold any angle: Latches on the interior allow me to lock it down tight:

I installed battery terminals and a four-way battery switch (off, batt1, batt2, both) for experimenting with electric propulsion.

Here is the ama liberated from the block of foam. Sorry the pic is so bad, but I had to wait until the storage facility was getting ready to close before bringing it from my house. Threw it on the ...

Rowing rig and cockpit hatches installed (more on outrigger details later).

Also I've been working with Grok, iterating on the changes I'm planning. For anyone that hasn't tried AI yet, you are in for a surprise! I drug my feet feeling like the last thing I wanted was to i...

I don't care for the straps in the plans, so I tried something completely different for the aft hatch cover.