Complete

 The varnishing went well enough, although the weather was less than cooperative.

Cockpit outfitting. Instead of side braces, I again opted for glued-in blocks of minicell foam, this time sized to accommodate the "Happy Bottom" seat. 

Once again I somewhat misjudged the position of the foot braces, despite much measuring and head-scratching! I have to use the last adjustment position.

At the lake. The in-water performance was good, not great. The v-bottom makes it somewhat "twitchy" to get into. Tracking was good, turning & secondary stability were o.k.

Later, tried it in some waves, and was disappointed compared to what I am used to. The bow and stern aren't upturned enough, and the v-bottom wasn't "slippery" enough.

Pre-Varnish Work

 I re-varnished the old O.I, and its now ready for use.

It looks better outside, although this angle makes it look very fish-form. The cockpit rim spray-paint job came out good, after evolutions. I put the mini cell foam bulkheads in, tedious work, but came out all right. Put in the footbrace studs for the Sea-Lect adjustable footbraces. Here, I'm touching up thin epoxy spots, and sanding, washing, sanding, etc.