I didn't get anything done on the boat Christmas day, but I've made lots of progress in the last week. First time I've fallen behind between the build and the blog. That's a good feeling actually, as it means I'm spending more time in the shop than on the commuter rail.
I ran into my first issue with the pre-cut kit. The plans and the written description clearly have the hog lying in a plane. The molds on the kit however clearly put the 3' station about 3/8 inch too low relative to the line defined by all the other stations. That is when the bottom of the cutout on the mold is seated on top of the pre-cut ladder.
I moved the 3' station up (towards the hog) until the top of the station was in alignment with the other stations. Having since done a dry fit with the inner stem, I think moving up the 3' station was the right thing to do. You can see the resulting gap between the 3' station and the ladder below.
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