A. Hurley wrote: > I am thinking of adding a bulkhead to one of my favorite old kayaks (Dawn > Treader). Mostly for rescue practice, safety, all the usual reasons. > > Anyone have an easy way to make a pattern? The wire method works. This may be easier: cut a piece of cardboard a little smaller than the inner dimensions of the spot where you want the bulkhead. Tape it in place. Put a pencil through a hole in the center of a small jar lid (maybe 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter). Run the lid around the inside of the yak, in contact with the bulkhead, making sure the pencil makes a mark all the way around. Pull out the cardboard and tape it to a second piece of cardboard) or, the minicell, if you want). Figure out what the radius was of the jar lid. Add that distance to the marked line on the cardboard. That is your pattern for the bulkhead. Like Mike said, cut it just under-size and goop it in place with 3M's 4200 or 5200. Sticks forever. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 03 2007 - 20:10:08 PDT
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