The first form (notice the 1 in black) in place. In a previous post I showed the forms. But all were just setting in place. Now they need to be fastened solidly to the hull-not permanently but strong enough to hold during abuse yet be able to release from the hull when it’s time take the deck off to work on the underside.
As you can see from the picture I used the copper wire technique- a tried and proven way to hold the forms in place. I used 18 gauge I bought at Michael ‘s. It didn’t have as much strength as regular copper wired but it was cheap. I did have to drill through the hull but all that will covered by epoxy and paint.
I also chose to use hot glue. Hot glue attaches quickly and hold pretty well. It’s also easy to release.
The forms are now set but I needed a cockpit coaming. I rolled out a three foot section of Christmas wrapping paper and used the Pungo 140’s coaming to trace a pattern. The transferred it to the plywood. Not a perfect design but it should be good enough.
One of the key elements of this restoration was to make the boat easy to get in and out of. Having a tight cockpit keeps your drier in rough water but I don’t anticipate taking this one out on windy lake.
I bought a sheet of 3-ply 1/4″ mahogany 
. It was cheap and it certainly is not marine grade but this piece will be above water and well protected with epoxy.
I think I made it a little too wide but I’ll build the deck and then trim it once its all put together.
