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Re: Fiberglass Bulkheads
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/3/2010, 2:31 pm
In Response To: Fiberglass Bulkheads (Kurt Maurer)

: Very cool response, thanks Bill -- I never knew about mylar window
: film! I used Saran wrap over a piece of scrap plywood for my
: "mold". Cloth may be the better approach for most,
: since fiberglass matting traps tons of air bubbles. It really
: helped to have one of those little steel roller thingies
: commercial builders use when laying up big boats with chop guns.

: Now, I wonder if I ought to drill small vent holes in the
: bulkheads? I believe I will......

Little vent hole is a good idea :)

I've done a single skin bulkhead in the past without it and they "breath" you can see them change shape as the pressure changes in the boat, a bit odd to see.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Outer Island V2.0 Project Web Site Updated *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 6/1/2010, 8:25 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island V2.0 Project Web Site Upda
george jung -- 6/2/2010, 1:51 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island V2.0 Project Web Site Upda *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 6/2/2010, 7:19 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island V2.0 Project Web Site Upda
Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2010, 8:44 am
Fiberglass Bulkheads
Kurt Maurer -- 6/3/2010, 9:54 am
Re: Fiberglass Bulkheads
Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2010, 2:31 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island V2.0 Project Web Site Upda
george jung -- 6/2/2010, 10:26 pm
Bulkhead As Footbrace
Kurt Maurer -- 6/2/2010, 11:05 pm
Re: Strip: Outer Island V2.0 Project Web Site Upda
Tony -- 6/2/2010, 8:26 am
The cradles are a great idea...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/2/2010, 7:40 am