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Just catching up on this, your windshield will look fantastic, very like the Riva designs. And should be easy to make the "glass" pieces fit. Looks like a couple sheets curved to fit the frame and mostly just trimming the edge that meets the deck. Clever!

Very sharp, this will look great once the finish is on. Modifying what the plan calls for is allowed, actually it's why we build our own boats

I figured that was your plan, wasn't quite sure. You're making great progress!

Nice work! Moving right along. What's the second battery for, accessories?

Looks great! Like Matt says, it's always fun seeing everyone's version of the Malahini. All are great fun.

Looking great! Good luck with the deck, hope you got the fisheye issue cover out.

Totally agree with you Carl. I can't stress enough how important it is to the new builder, even those who already have the plans and instructions, the book fills in the blanks with What and Why and importantly the How. I worked as a lofter at a naval shipyard for a time as an apprentice, we used Rob...

That is awesome! Great times.

Yup, you got this!

Not a problem, it's fixable. You got a little out of sequence, need to install the bottom battens and then do your fairing of the structure for the plywood. The battens give the hull bottom its shape between the frames. Install the bottom battens flush with the frame edges like the drawing shows, le...

Great progress, great work!

Old Mercs can be temperamental and sometimes damn uncooperative. I have the Mercury manual and some of the tools and love tinkering with them as a hobby so I'll be good with one on my Malahini. But they're not for everyone. Great choice with the 60 4 stroke, you'll not regret the extra outlay for it.

A 60 hp for sure. A 40 is not likely to be enough with a normal load of people and gear. It'll probably plane out but will be slower accelerating and working harder.

What's the engine doing? I might be able to help, I have the 1965 version of your engine. I got it purring beautifully after I went through it with a cleaning and a tune-up. Mine has the old style magneto ignition with points which can be a bother to set the gap properly. Typically the finicky parts...

Looks great! And a great choice for power, you'll be happy with it. I saw a Malahini at this year's Woodenboat Show in Mystic CT and it had an Evinrude 60 which the owner said is a great match to the boat.