Measure twice...cut once

With the steel polished, the next step on the boom gallows project is to rough cut the wooden cross member. The staff at Seafarer Marine in Fl Lauderdale recommended Sappele, a member of the Mahogany family. At their suggestion purchased a 10 foot section of 2"X9". As with all construction projects the mantra with this step is measure twice & cut once. Looks like we will have 3' section of wood left over for another project.

With the steel polished and the wood cut to length, my next step will be to take all the pieces to Paradise Welding in Naples to ensure that we are on the same page with the design process and production calendar.