Advice on sneakbox - AA Broadbill or MLB Wigeon

I've not been on the forum much lately, but I have been picking away at the boat. Fiddley thinks. I'm on the inside of the hull now and have taped in all the plywood scarf joints. I've run fillets along all the chine logs (I think that's what they are called), along each of the stringers and across the transom. I just finished coating the inside of the hull with epoxy. I think I've used almost a gallon of wood flour and 1 and half gallons of epoxy. Lots of sanding too.View attachment 64625

Floor is next. I've made 7 supports for the floor. There is one at each of the old frame locations plus an extra in between each frame station. I think I will add one more at the back of the boat allow the floor to be supported back bear the splash well.

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Next is to add the floor and the knee braces. I've changed how these get connected. Originally they were going to be attached to bottom of the hull. and the floor let in around them. But not I plan to install the floor then connect the braces to the floor support though the floor. Something this.
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Once this is done and the new transom glassed in I'll be ready to paint the topsides. I'm going to use Wearlander Topsides drab olive paint for the top. My goal now is to have it ready for ice out in April.
 
I have most of the frames installed and this week I hope to install the floor. I'm not sure how to attach the floor to the frames. The only thing I can think of it to coat the top of the frames with thickened epoxy and screw it down. But I will be unable to form any fillets between the bottom of the flor and the frames. Is there a trick to this? Thanks
Clever idea with the knees! Should eliminate alot of hand fitting! Richard
 
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