Side Prep

The next step in the process is to get each side properly prepped to be mounted onto the platform.  To do this, some additional "backers" were required in the side wall:

Above is the horizontal backer for the galley counter top cleat, added today.

 Above is the port side provision for a shore connection.

Next we cut out the window and door openings.  A 6" hole saw was used for the corners, while the sides were cut with a router and a flush trim bit.

 
The trim rings are interior, which matches with the image above,since this is the port side interior wall.  The view below shows the installed window and door, assuming the starboard side:

The hole in the foreground is for the shore connection, which will actually penetrate the interior wall.

The slot shown below will receive the 4/4 oak crossmember, to which the rib yokes will be attached (and run between the inner wall surfaces.)

The next step for this side is to sand and apply a sealer coat of polyurethane.