Awning!

I think these branches would make an excellent awning. Since I have so many of these brances, I'm going to experiment with different ideas. I think making an awning would add stability to each side of the boat when it's in the water. Right now it's all just a wonderful theory until the boat is in the water. I got everything down to an organized mess literally. I was able to separate the palm branches into smaller piles for when I start working on what I'm going to use them for. I have to say I got a lot accomplished in the past 3 days since the fronds, branches, palm fins and scraps were delivered to my house on Tuesday. 

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