First I joined the seats with brass brad nails and glue. I had a bit of trouble figuring out how to clamp the side supports at the proper location, glue, drill pilot holes, and nail the brads all the time keeping the work pieces stable and at right angles. I eventually succeeded. Then I created a thickened epoxy filet on the inside seams for strength. After curing, I dry fitted the seats to the hull to get a proper fit. After much sanding, carving, and filing I managed to make them fit snugly to the curves of the hull. There are no straight cuts on a boat.
I glued and screwed cleats into the hull to support the aft seat and installed the aft bulkhead.
I glued the top of the aft seat in with thickened epoxy. All interior surfaces were coated with a layer of epoxy. All seams covered with a fillet. This process was repeated for the forward and middle benches. Finally I installed the forward bulkhead.
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