I laid down some primer on the pontoons and lee board supports, and varnished the cockpit combing.

The pontoons are going to be painted red.  I'm just using exterior paint.  Next year I'll break out the Interlux.  That stuff isn't cheap so I'll wait a year.

Also for the mast being bendy I have 3 ideas.

A square pipe down the mast.

Wooden dowel with a 3/8" steel round going down the middle of the dowel.

Beefing up the Port and Starboard stays.

I think I might do the square pipe with beefing up the stays.

That could be the lightest idea.

Beefing up will mean installing spreaders into the stays.