: I agre with others responses. I use strip bulkheads in all my boats. Start with a pattern of a form that is slightly larger and work it down to size. Take patterns before attaching deck and continue to size it until it fits where you want it. A disc sander is great for the shaping. A really hammer it into place to get it square and horizontal. It can be frustrating work, but after a few fittings, I use thickened epoxy and run a bead on both sides with a gloved finger. Seals excellently and makes it a truy cedar strip boat. E-mail if you want photos

Hi,

: Finally have the hull and deck glassed both sides and the reccessed cockpit
: finshed! It is so tempting to join 'em when they are just sitting there
: begging for it. But have 4 interior bulkheads to install first (front,
: rear, day hatch and a little one to block off the bow) my forms needed
: quite a bit of adjustment to make the boat fair and even they don't go in
: the places I want the bulkheads (some are real close of course). I have
: read about this and I am a cartenter so I know I can just "do
: it", but I really don't have any good plan at all in my head and
: thought maybe one of you guys who "get" this could give me a
: brain wave or 2. Like what's a good method for making the joint at the
: deck right, should I make it a little on the "loose" side and
: then "fill" it to the deck after install?

: Thanks, Joe