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Re: Bulkhead Idea
By:Tom Johansen
Date: 11/21/2001, 11:38 pm
In Response To: Bulkhead Idea (Jon Murray)

One more note about bulk heads...my personal view of ply bulkheads vs foam...A strip yak is pretty stiff...much stiffer than a plywood and much much more than plastic. You need to use foam if you have a lot of flexing, but in a rigid construction you can go with rigid bulk heads. And if your using it for expedition, by all means put down an extra ply in the seating area and extend it just aft of where the bulk head will be placed. This is an excellent piece of advice.

One more personal note. When I'm camping I use every inch of space available and the foam takes up my precious space.

Decisions Decisions

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