21 Hull #136...Restoration...Started

[Bushwacker]

First class work Terry! Looking really good! Sounds like holding off on final deck attachment was a wise decision!

How will you attach the front floor panels that support the seats? (Just thinking out loud here, but since the panel width is much less than length, the vertical reaction loads along the panel edges, required to balance the side loads on the seats when the boat starts rockin & rollin, will be much higher along the sides than on the ends. However you'll also have more surface area along the sides for screws/adhesive, etc. so likely not a problem, especially if you have a substantial cleat along side of hull.)

On the flotation foam - most boats that sink end up capsizing and floating upside down because all the foam is in the bottom. I've always thought that it would be better to use a lot of the space below the cockpit sole for stowage, fish boxes, bait well, etc., and put all the foam up in the coaming/gunnel area so if the worst happens, it'll float upright! There's a fair amount of volume in the coaming on a Seafari. Inflatable air bags might be another option. Denny