Time has never been on my side and this weekend was no different. March is my favorite time of year for many reasons, but there is never enough time to fit it all in. The warm sun brings everyone out to enjoy the last days of winter instead of simply trying to survive without losing fingers and toes to frostbite. The sugaring parties are in full swing and are usually accompanied by strong homebrewed concoctions; the downhill skiing is as good as it's been all year, and I feel obligated to get out with the family for what may be the last cross country skiing of the year. Sadly, Magic is most often the brunt of my time constraints, but I'm out of epoxy and need to get more before I begin the next step, so I didn't feel too guilty straying from the job at hand. With that said, I was able to finish cutting the caprail (except for the transom) and got all the scarf joints fitted and tight. I'm really happy with the result so far, I'm amazed what pretty wood does to the look; it makes Magic start to look downright 'yachty' again. I'm also pleased to report that I had exactly zero 'oh shit' moments and made no expensive kindling for the woodstove (except for the pieces that I actually planned for).
I have to get another 1.5 gallon epoxy kit this week and I swear this will be the last (I have told myself this many times before). Once I pick that up, I'm going to glue up the scarfs and then begin tapping the caprail to fix it to the bulkwarks. Then I'll start fitting the rubrail using method A (see last post). I decided on this method because I think it will have a better look overall and there will be no vertical seams. My reasoning that I could replace the rubrail should I bump into something hard if I installed it using the original method (method B in last post) just didn't hold up. I'm pretty sure that the rubrail on the boat was original and there is no reason to think that this new installation won't hold up for a long time to come. 
Very handsome
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