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Re: Bulkhead & Hatch Q: A correction
By:Tom Johansen
Date: 11/21/2001, 11:16 pm
In Response To: Bulkhead & Hatch Q: A correction (Paul G. Jacobson)

I appologize if I offended you or anyone else with my statement of "foolish" I agree that the added weight of glassing is minimal and of course if one is that concerned about having "enough" epoxy coating the wood, then by all means these are valid, but by no means is it necessary.

In the past I have skim coated the bulkheads with epoxy, and then used milled fibers with epoxy and filleted in place from both front and back. I have never placed glass tape around the seam. Then I put at least 2 coats of varnish on both sides of the bulk heads to ensure no moisture problems.

I have never had any problems or worries.

Tom

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Jon Murray -- 11/20/2001, 10:27 pm
What about bulkhead weight?
Paul Streitman -- 11/26/2001, 2:44 pm
Re: What about bulkhead weight?
Bruce Schultz -- 11/28/2001, 8:11 am
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
JimPeterson -- 11/22/2001, 12:44 pm
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
LeeG -- 11/21/2001, 8:25 am
Veneer Bulkhead
Andreas -- 11/22/2001, 11:47 am
Bulkhead Idea
Jon Murray -- 11/21/2001, 3:04 pm
Re: Bulkhead Idea
Tom Johansen -- 11/21/2001, 11:38 pm
Re: Bulkhead Idea
LeeG -- 11/21/2001, 10:33 pm
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Chris Menard -- 11/21/2001, 7:44 am
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Mitch Isoe -- 11/21/2001, 11:55 am
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/21/2001, 12:02 am
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Tom -- 11/21/2001, 12:41 am
Bulkhead & Hatch Q: A correction
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/21/2001, 6:26 pm
Re: Bulkhead & Hatch Q: A correction
Tom Johansen -- 11/21/2001, 11:16 pm
Foolish?
Mike Nicholson -- 11/21/2001, 9:22 am
Re: conversationaly speaking..
LeeG -- 11/21/2001, 1:29 pm
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Greg Morse -- 11/20/2001, 11:59 pm
Re: Strip: Quick Bulkhead & Hatch Question
Jim Kozel -- 11/21/2001, 11:24 am
Thanks Greg and Jim - Just What I Needed! *NM*
Jon Murray -- 11/21/2001, 3:06 pm