Look what is happening to our boat!  It seems to be growing upward.  This week we made great progress, putting the ribs on the cabin top, then adding the plywood over them.  As the pictures show, the cabin now is enclosed (and dark) and will be fitted with windows and a front hatch.  It was quite a job getting the top pieces fitted precisely so all would go together as planned.  Richard took his time and measured and then measured some more, before installation.  The sand buckets came into use again and worked well, until one of them fell off the top and spilled sand all over!  What a mess that was.  Anyway, after all the fitting, the plywood was glued and then stapled to the ribs and sides, and all went together perfectly. 
We next cut out the foam rubber for the v-berth, so that the second side of the bed can now be attached.  We found a great tool for cutting the foam.  The band saw made perfectly smooth cuts quickly and easily-much better than a knife, as a knife makes a ragged cut that is hard to keep straight up and down. 

Next job was to create the ribs for the pilot house top, and get the sides ready to attach to the ribs. The ribs will be two pieces of wood-mahogany and ash, laminated together.  The contrast of the light and dark woods is very attractive.  It is truly amazing how different the boat looks with the sides of the pilot house up and ready to be attached.  The true lines of the boat are becoming visible now, which is exciting.