Anticipation

Now that the major pieces of the dodger are taking shape, it's nearly time to begin assembling the panels. Last night I constructed the two zippered sleeves that attach the dodger to the forward and aft bows. Tonight I'll cut and bind the tabling strips that form the small flap that extends beyond the dodger's aft edge - I'll probably add zippers to that piece as well to give us the option of adding a zip-on awning for the cockpit. Other steps will have to wait until I get a shipment from Sailrite - a yard of SurLast to reinforce and protect the aft edge of the dodger, Sunbrella facing to trim out the inside edges of the windows, and another yard of Captain Navy Sunbrella to use for the side curtains. Once those parts are in place, it will be on to final assembly.