: How thick were the bulkheads? Did you reinforce the bulkheads at the bolt
: penetrations? Sorry I'll miss seeing it this weekend!

: I know there's one guy who's going to be very happy to stuff that into his
: closet!!

: Shawn

Hi there, Shawn.

What's with the babies and stuff? What kind of twisted priorities have you sunk to? Boats? Babies? If it weren't for selfish and eccentric folks (and thus baby-free) like us, the world would be overun, I tell you.

I milled 3/4" plywood down to just over 1/2" for the bulkheads. Each face has a full layer of S-glass, with an extra layer on the 'exposed' face which also wraps around onto the exterior of the hull and deck.

The bolts go as far into the corners as possible, given the width of the fillets and the diameter of the fender washers. These areas already have lots of glass from the strips bonding the bulkhead to the boat, so other than making little flat pads to give the washers full contact, I'm adding no further reinforcement there.

I know you know the customer. He's been pretty interested and excited, and very forgiving of my long, drawn-out work.

Cheers, and maybe we'll see you next year towing a baby barge.

Pete,
in Snohomish