Finally Started Port side Fuel tanks

Finally decided that I am ready to start the fuel tanks on the Port side. I will more than likely find out later that I was not really ready but here goes anyway....

Looking down into the hole where the tank will be.
The 3 Light colored bands are 1" thick PVC foam that has been cut to form fillets and a buffer between the hull and the fuel tank bulkheads.It is sooo much easier to work with the salon cabin sole and beams out.

The next step is to make patterns for the bulkheads. Here are the 3 patterns which I originally made for the starboard tanks but was able to use for the port side with just a little modification for slight variances in the interior hull shape. One would expect the sides of the boat to be the same shape. Interesting in that the middle and aft patterns were not tall enough on this side of the boat.....I am not interested enough to check to see what the problem is. As long as both tanks fit. I'm good.

I also spent part of the day wearing out saber saw blades by cutting fiberglass disks to laminate together to make backing blocks for the seacocks.

So it was a good day, made progress on several fronts which is good. Hopefully I will be able to continue tomorrow with the tank bulkheads and get these tanks underway.