With circumstances and the weather cooperating

a few more steps are taken on this long journey:  

bulkhead #1 mock-up; transom mock-up to act as temporary frame so the new extended transom can be spiled; temporary frame as specified in the plans; and bulkhead #3.  The frame sides are kept long to accommodate the increased freeboard.

Bottom panels laid out for a final check before gluing the scarfs. 

The starboard bottom panels glued up.

A flaw in the plywood is discovered as the port bottom panels are to be glued together.  Probing with the strip shows the delamination to be only about 4 in. x 8 in. but must be repaired before continuing.

All the joints are scarfed.