: I have a couple questions regading the installation of the footbraces and
: bulkhead installations.

: When is the best time to install, before the deck is in place or after? I am
: using wood stripped panels for the bulkheads.

: I am also thinking of mounting the footbraces inside and would like some
: ideas on how to approach this rather than drilling through the hull. I am
: using the 13" Yakima footbraces. Should these be done before or after
: the deck in put on and what's the best way to determine their location?

: Thanks

Steve,
I just finished installing bulkheads on my Guillemot ES. I originaly had planned to use minicel bulkheads which I had cut and ready to install but changed my mind. I opted for fiberglass-carbon panels as bulkheads. They were really quite easy to install in the already decked boat. I tack welded them in place with a hot glue gun, I even tacked on a nylon strap handle to hold the panel in place while hot gluing, then I filleted the seams and glassed the fillets with bias cut strips of glass. It was a little tight working thru my forward hatch, but no big deal.

I did not want to lose any valuable foot room so I did the bolt thru the hull footbrace mount.

Larry C.