Summary
(please click on any of the pictures for a larger one - use the BACK button to come back)
I had taken out all but one of the bulkheads throughout the boat. This is the process of putting some back in where they were, adding some new ones, and adjusting some spaces.
After removing the chainplates and looking at the thickness of the fiberglass underneath them, I decided to add a bit more "meat" to both the chainplate through-bolt area and the attachment to the wooden bulkhead.
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Here are a few pictures of some of the new bulkheads being test fit into their new locations. These two divide off the head/shower area. I increased the size of the head a little bit, and it feels MUCH bigger now.
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This is the starboard side engine bulkhead. I added an extension upward with a handhold that will be trimmed out in teak.
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This is a new bulkhead behind the helm position and at the end of the starboard settee. I will make a leaning-post style seat to fit over the top of the bulkhead.
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This the beginnings of a support post to replace the stainless pole in the original layout. The post goes at the corner of the head area and both strengthens the pilothouse deck and supports the lifting nav table to form the upper head divider when it is in use.
I cut some raw teak lumber to form a handle. I didn't have any pieces thick enough for the dimensions I wanted, so I planned to glue up two long pieces.
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Next, I routed a curve onto the handle and dadoed out between the two pieces that would be epoxied together the exact thickness of the handle.
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Here is the post and handle glued up and ready for final sanding and finishing.
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Here are a couple of pictures of the post and handhold during installation (please excuse the rest of the unfinished mess!).
Finished photos can be seen here
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In two places near the companionway, I made some handholds using a portion of the bulkhead. I cut out and oval from the 3/4" bulkhead plywood near the edge. You can see the starboard one in the engine bulkhead picture above.
Next, I made some teak parts to match and fit into the hole. These were made in two halves such that the inner ring fit into the bulkhead hole. |
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Here are the installed handholds - one low to starboard, one high up to port - at the companionway. I still have some work to do to match up the caprail edges :(
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Lessons Learned
No matter how many times you say, "measure twice, cut once" in your head - there is always at least one time when you don't pay attention.
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