Much to tell, no time to tell it

Apologies for announcing I would launch soon, then disappearing.  I am indeed on track to launch in June, but just barely:  I've declared a launch party on the 30th, at our local state park lake.  There's a lot to be done to meet that deadline, but it should be doable, if only just. 

Since the beginning of the month, I've:

• completed glassing and epoxy coating the exterior seams
• faired the bow and stern
• applied 3 coats of yellow paint
• built and installed a "Y" mount for my reclaimed windsurfer mast
• cut a new "Y" for my bamboo spar
• purchased, shaped and painted a pine log to use for the outrigger
• trimmed my crossbeams to shape
• cut all the little crossbeam support sticks ("tuki") 
• and applied a coat of varnish to the paddles

Still to do before launch in 4 days:

• purchase, cut, splice and install all rigging
• paint the stripe along the gunwales
•  stitch the sail numbers onto the sail
• finish varnishing paddles
• test-assemble the boat in the back yard so that I know what I'm doing
• and apply for state registration, which is required of sailboats

 Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get going - there's a lot of work to do yet!