I'm getting ready to put the deck on my Cirrus after I get a couple of details figured out.

A couple of references (Nick' sbook for one) say that bulkheads should not be rigid and fiberglassed in. They site that shearing forces could cause the hull to rupture if you ran over something hard and leverages were on the opposite side of the bulkhead. However I've seen many folks web sites here that make tight fitting bulkheads that are often glassed in....Thoughts?

Also, I've seen some examples of cheek plates that span the area between deck and hull and are glassed in at deck and hull. Vaclav calls for the butt plates to hang from the deck and not span the gap completely to the hull. This seems like a good area for extra support for bracing or rolling...Thoughts?

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

Best, Dave