[phester]

Finished off some of remaining teak with Ipe instead. There was a strip across the top of the splashwell, above the door to access the batteries, and instead of going straight across like original, I went accross an mitered returns to cap the whole well. On the gunnels, about midships are the two pieces to step on while boarding, originals were in poor shape,didn't want to try and salvage them, just to cracked,brittle and thin. Lastly I needed to stand off the gunnel mounts for the Attwood multi-positional rod holders. I wish the all the brightwork on the boat was all this Ipe wood.This material is like iron,tough to sand and hard on your tools. The rich color and beautiful grain is,in my opinion, nicer than teak. Forgot to mention it weighs a ton, that's probably why it's so tough. Almost ready to go back together, flounder season opens in another two weeks or so