Early November

John welded in all of the top bars on the ribs.  He didn't realize that this was an important part of the structure until it was almost too late.  The welding method was described in an earlier post.

After climbing up on the hull to give John a hand, you can feel how much more solid it is.

Here is a fiberboard mock up of the transom shape. 

Machining to true up the strut.  The heat from welding warped it. The finished strut is on top.