So following the great hull-forming (or what I call the 3M 5200 Massacre), I'm killing some time waiting for things to cure before installing the chine logs. On a bright note, I finally understand the reason for my calling as an environmental engineer - (apparently or undoubtedly) it is Karmic in nature. A balancing act - all to make up for my terrible, terrible indescretions with the 5200 and all the associated solvents. Holy mineral spirits, my garage is a veritable superfund site. God forbid someone were to light a match.

But with the time, I have begun the seat finishing process. First the guest seat, and then once the ss tubes come, this weekend (for the rope seat), I will make the rowing seat. See photos below..

One question - (I will pose it here, instead of loading the pics again on the forum) - I used some pretty heavy duty acorn nuts in the construction of the seats. While I like the look of the heavy s.s. hardware on the wood, I have some concerns about the hardware clunking and dinging up the wood in transit (or while stowed - say during trailering) and it's still not too late to change it out...See pics again..

Where do you WBP stow the seats when they are not in the upright/installed position? - Have people experienced this, or think that it may be a problem - while they could be wrapped, it may be easier to just lay smooth wood on top of smooth wood and stack them somewhere safe.

Also, note the takeoff on the sex nut discussion - I knew I had someting akin to those things lying around the shop somewhere! They're cool and kind of pin-wheel shaped, but bascially the same.

P.s. And speaking of words never to google - you can add Roman Ogee to that long list as well...