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The Guider cockpit is fully enclosed with decks. These decks are supported by cleats on the frames and stiffening beams that run between the frames. Then the decks are dry-fitted to make sure everything is supported. The thin lines on the cockpit decks are the outlines of hatches that will be cout out later.

In the Guider the rudder, rudder post and tiller are all mounted in a cassette as a unit that inserts into a rudder trunk at the aft end of the cockpit. The cassette can be raised and pinned so it is fully down for sailing, or halfway pinned to act as a skeg while rowing, or fully raised for beaching the boat. The rudder itself is built up by stacking foil shapes cut from plywood. The stainless steel rudder post extends through the cassette.

The main deck is built up from three pieces per side, with puzzle joints and epoxy. Then the two sides are mated along the centerline. Finally, both sides are fiberglassed with 3" overlaps in the cloth. I used peel ply fabric on the upper side to get a nice smooth surface. I didn't have a table wide enough to hold the deck piece, so I used firring wood to support it during this process. I u