The chainplate wedge is constructed of  three layers of 45mm x 19 mm timber glued into position. I had actually affixed the coaming on top of the seat and used the stainless steel purchased for the chainplate to ensure that the wedge was made to the correct size.

The glue joins under the seat top just need a little sanding and then painting of the interioir can be finished.
 
(My interior paintwork consists of  TPRDA epoxy, primer coat, two coats of undercoat and two coats of gloss enamel )

 This is a view of the quarter berth with the seat top glued and screwed on. Note the chainplate wedge glued to the side. (no paint in this area)

 Once the seat fronts were in position on both sides of the cockpit I added the framing for  the mast support bulkhead.
 Having read  comments about access to emergency equipment after a (dread the thought) capsize I cut two openings for ports in the bridge deck  that would allow access into the sealed mast support chamber  from underneath.
 Note that  one of the quarter berths  is up to its second undercoat and ready to glue on the seat top. I tried to paint as much as I could in the confined areas before the final seal.
 Once the aft water tight chamber had had its final coat of gloss enamel - I had also painted the underside of the seat in this area - Marg helped apply the glue and we screwed down the seat top. ( I had kept all paint away from the glue areas on both the framing timber and the underside of the seat.)

 Holes were cut in the seat fronts to take clear ports which would allow light and, when opened, fresh air into the quarter berth area. A similar opening was made in the seat front at the aft end. This port allows access to the sealed flotation chamber.

 The front to the seat/ quarter bert was cut from 4mm ply and glued and screwed to the inner stringer (this stringer needs to be bevelled to the slope of the seat front ). A piece of  45mm x 19mm cedar was glued and screwed to the top edge of the seat front and bevelled to the slope of the seat top.
 Timber seat supports were then notched into this timber and the chine. I rounded the bottom edge of the seat supports before gluing into position. 

 Having finally moved to our own house at Easter  I was able to unpack all the materials from the hull and get to work once again. The sealing up of the boat had worked extremely well as there was no sign of any moisture ingress. I switched my attention to getting the cockpit finished as the carport I was now building in was the access to the back yard an the boat would nedd to be moved in and out to allow builders to gain entry to extend the shed.
 The quarter berth areas had been given a coat of  epoxy with TPRDA (a dilution agent which allowed good penetration into the timber)

STARTING ON THE COCKPIT