floorboards

The floor boards need to go in before we attach the seats.  We varethaned them all first, then it was just a (very time consuming) matter of lashing them in place.  My partner did all the hard work for this step.

With the seat supports in place, a coat of varethane was put on the supports.  Typically, we varethane the parts prior to putting them in place to ensure they're waterproof.  Then we do another coat (or two) after the lashing is done.  This secures the lashing and holds the parts together.  

With the supports in place, we lashed the seats on.

So at this point, it's really looking like a canoe!

Now it's time to start thinking about the skin...