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# Good help
- URL: https://jon.adelson.us/blog/good-help/
- Published: 2017-09-18T17:19:32.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-18T17:19:32.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Adelson
- Tags: sailboat, maker, #Import 2026-09-28 00:22

It was a productive day in the boatworks this Sunday, although there are not a lot of pictures.

I worked on the thwarts (seats) and mast thwart. I'm just getting the final coats of epoxy on them. I'm waiting on the rear seat until I can flip the boat back over and test the fit again.

![thwarts](https://jon.adelson.us/blog/content/images/2017/09/IMG_1170.JPG)

I got the tape off and did some more cleanup sanding and touched up the epoxy on the hull a bit.

![hull](https://jon.adelson.us/blog/content/images/2017/09/IMG_1167.JPG)

And I had some helpers this week! They helped me glue together the foam insulation for extra flotation. It's amazing how much more stressful (but rewarding) it is having them in there.

![kids](https://jon.adelson.us/blog/content/images/2017/09/IMG_1173.JPG)

A plywood boat sealed in epoxy is a good thing. A child sealed in epoxy, while probably quieter, is not a good thing.

![caleb helping](https://jon.adelson.us/blog/content/images/2017/09/IMG_1176.JPG)

The floatation is foam blocks that will be shaped and glued under the seats. The wooden boat should already float pretty well, but hopefully this will make the boat unsinkable, a trait I will likely need...

Next time, hopefully, I will flip the boat right side up!