The bolts for the footrests in position, with some extra layers of fibrelass to reinforce the area.

A shot from the outside would show the bold heads set into the wood. I used coachbolts to get the thin head , with more filing to thin it further and filed notches in the edges of the head to let the epoxy grip it well. It ends up level with the outside of the ply, ready for the hull to be glassed on the outside.

Why are the bolts not level? Good question. This was one idea I came up with which I haven't seen elsewhere and am very happy with. The bow is to the left in this picture...