Lars that was a stroke of damn GENIUOS using angle iron, WAY less prone to bend and with that lengh you can put some force on it..If you need something wider, an old truck spring, with a little work makes for a good chisel.. The weight of the bigger blade makes all the difference. Just be SURE not to drop it on your foot!
Beautiful pics Lars. Is that you and your son on the lighthouse?
The similarity to the Maine coast is a little freaky.....Lars put up what you want man it's your thread!!!! As long as it is appropriate for a 13 year old kid to look at no one is gonna blink!!
Good progress on the boat, Lars! I would say you probably have waterlogged stringers. You can try lowering the front of the boat so that the water doesn't migrate to the transom. That may allow you to complete the transom work...but then you will still need to deal with the stringers. One step at a time. The good news is that there are plenty of folks here to help you through it
If you can get your hands on it, get Nidacore honey comb type material. Wont rot ever, lighter than ply, works similar just put backers where you plan on attaching anything thru the deck (IE cooler seat, leaning post.) You could also glass the inside of the console to the floor to keep deck intrusions to a minimum, or put 90 deg attachments glassed to the floor and screw in sideways into them. I know in the states the cost is real close to that of ply and less work on waterproofing.
I managed to get hold of seacast from Denmark.Lars