Here is what the plan looks like: In the book "The Boat Repair Manual" by Buchanan, he shows a strip of polyurethane foam between the bulkhead and the hull along with a triangle shaped piece of cardboard in the corner between the hull and bulkhead. Then a couple of layers of fiberglass over that. He says that: "This ensures that in the event of a severe localized impact the hull is supported by ther flanges, and not by the ridged bulkhead. It does not however, inhibit the primary function of the bulkhead, which is to maintain the strength and symmetry of the hull." If I use 3M 5200 Marine Adhesive Sealant in place of the polyurethane foam, put a triangle piece of foam in the bulkhead - hull corner and tie it all together with 4" fiberglass tape, that would give me a very strong and yet flexable connection. Sounds like it may even be into the area of overkill. I like overkill. The 3M 5200 looks like some real good stuff for this application. The bulkhead will be 6mm okoume marine plywood sealed up fiberglass on either side and epoxy. I am new to all this fiberglass/boat repair stuff so I am asking lots of questions along with some reading. Thanks for your support. Jan Mason td376_at_mail.anonymizer.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 15 2002 - 06:01:01 PDT
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