Glen-L Hot Rod

1. Blocking for the aft stainless steel pop-up deck cleats wax glued up.

2. Blocking was barrier coated.

3. Deck sheeting was cut out for the pop-up cleats.

4. Cleat in the 'up' position.

5–6. Close-up shot.

1. Deck blocking was added to handle the plywood joint.

2. We ran the blocking at an angle so that any hard spots could be spread across a larger area.

3. The front deck panel was trimmed to fit.

1. Before epoxying the deck, we had to trim the flotation foam billets to clear our new bow light pod.

2. To ensure adequate ventilation and prevent rot issues, we installed 1-1/2" diameter 1/4" marine grade plywood spacers between the deck battens and foam bilets.

3. Billets are held in position by 1/4-20 stainless steel threaded rods and SS nyloc nuts. To see how the panels were fabricated, click here.

1–2. Starboard deck was installed using thickened epoxy and fastened with silicon bronze screws.