Hard dodger Waked up early morning to start work on templating hard dodger. I decided to make it out of fiberglass with real front glass and Polycarbonate sides.   Boat is not symmetrical and not square. It is learned many times. To be able to work on dodger at home  and to get feeling of the size and shape, I had to make full scale  3D template.  During my restoration/refitting journey I did it many times and did not hesitated to do do it. Usually I use  5mm plywood 1" strips and hot melt glue to do templates. Template was started from the center line - rope tightly routed from the mast to backstay just below boom to be a center line and theoretical max height marker. I protected interface surfaces (deck surfaces what will be contacted with dodger) with masking tape to be able to use gluegun and mount template to the surface without need to clean it for the glue after.  Then I mounted planks representing dodger footprint on the deck.   Fro...