T-top and leaning post look great - the T-top seems huge.If you have any desire to flip the boat, now is the time to do it. It'll make working the bottom so much easier.
I may take you up on the chain hoists. Though getting them from Tampa to Orlando might be the costly bit.
I am always excited to see these projects going into the cosmetics stages. They are like what once was a rough stone about to come out of the polisher. I have a feeling this thing is going to be a gem.