First, however, a nifty sail/spar/oar bag made by my mother in law from Sunbrella fabric. It closes with snap buckles and the straps are aligned with the roof rack so I can attach the bag to the rack with small pieces of rope. Obviously, the whole bundle also gets cinched down with webbing straps.
The great news is that I no longer have to play around with various pieces of rope to try to get the spars bundled up before transportation
Here's the boat on saw horses (the same ones I've built and used throughout the construction). If you squint you can see the first snow of the season on Halloween day.
Here are vents I've made for the bow and stern compartments. Simply big tubs of yogurt with the bottom cut off and window screen put in to keep critters out. The tubs fit just right and quite snuggly within the access ports. This should keep the boat aerated and dry and critter free.
And here's a rack for the long spars that simply rests on battens screwed to the saw horse. The transverse pieces are dowels that can rotate to make it easier to slide the spars on and off. I've finished the rack with a bit of linseed oil to delay the inevitable effect of the weather.
