Little Gull II-March 2020 Little Gull II-March 2020 Oven heated shaft sleeves slipped on the shaft for a shrink fit Double-planked teak decks finished, coamings fit, and forward pilot house frame fastened A new white oak cockpit rail was first steam-bent before it could be clamped in place. Setting the windshield frame into place around the companionway To waterproof the deck, we used canvas bedded in white lead paste.