After successful steambending small parts I tried bigger ones: The outer gunwhales (is there anything like outwhales??). The plastic bag did not lead the heat over the full length of the boat - even when applied in the middle. So I did it step by step in about 1.5 - 2m distances. Duct-Tape closed the holes in the plastic when moving forward. Both sides took the whole day.
From time to time I did some searching round on boat supply pages for all the small parts needed and while checking the prices I asked myself if these parts were made of pure gold and diamonds. I decided to make some "boat jewellery" myself: A mainsheet block (from old parts I had saved from a wrecked dingy), Bowsprit and masthead fittings. Just if anybody asks - No, I never welded before.." Joel's navigator - blog has a bucket full of suggestions for things like this.
