What Is the St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index? For the week ending June 6, the St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) rose to -1.256 from -1.289. The latter is currently the lowest level on record for the index, which goes back to December 1993.
Boat Seats. Custom seating in a Maine built Downeast boat. The seats are made from white oak. Besides the clean, nautical lines, storage was incorporated in every aspect of each seat. Under the captain's seat there is a removable foot rest where extra cables, zip ties and such are stored. The air handler for the heat and air conditioning is located in the captain's seat also.
Building the boat. Building a pop-pop boat is a good exercise in simple sheet-metal work. You can build it out of brass, but I prefer tinplate from an old paint-thinner or olive-oil can. If you use brass, don't build the boat from anything more than .010 thick. The hull I show here can be made from a single piece of metal.