Building our boat: where I'm at & a "back-of-an-envelope" drawing

Things have been a bit slow at the boat shed. I have had various appointements at the hospital, the result of which is that I am going to be admitted in august to have a stent fitted in the very small artery (1.8mm, 90% blocked, said the doctor... that's not much left for the blood to circulate) that caused my heart attack.

There has been some progress though. The picture shows that all the bottom frames are made and temporarily in place. I have 4 bottom panels glued up, ready to accept the fibreglass and I am expecting a roll of biaxal tape to arrive today. The tape will be used to cover and re-inforce the joints between the panels, and also to strenghten the corners of the hull.

Looking in toward the stern, showing the bottom frames in place

I have been doodling too. I have got the hull pretty muc sussed out in most details now, and I am now  thinking ahead to  the design of the superstructure. I like wheelhouses. I have worked outside in a boatyards some years ago and in winter, or when the weater is wet and windy, a good wheelhouse make the difference between having a miserable time and enjoying boating at all! So I wanted to incorporate a wheelouse into our boat. A bit of research produced some ideas from the past, particularly some lovely old pictures of steamers. So the result so far, is this back-of-an-envelope drawing showing a possible profile for the boat. Of course that will complicate matters somewhat, but with plywood, the wheelhouse shouldn't be too complicated to build. Famous last words...

The back-of-the-envelope drawing! The top doddle is my favourite idea