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You all helpded me so much with my transom gap issues, now I am back with the same issues with the bulkheads. Getting them in place for the fillets, but there are some pretty big gaps on the sides, up to one-eighth of an inch. Is the fillet just going to fill this in? I can't think of any way to get them tighter. What do you think?
2 replies:
RE: Passagemaker bulkheads
Hi Laszlo,
I'm new to this, but will soon be fixing in the bulkheads on my PM. By 'taped' do you mean fillets reinforced with a length of fibreglass tape. I understood that the fillet of thickened epoxy would be sufficient, and the glass was only used for the bottom and floor ( and first strake)
Thanks
Andrew
RE: Passagemaker bulkheads
» Submitted by Laszlo - Tue, 5/15/18 » 6:34 AM
If those are taped fillets an eight of an inch gap is fine. In fact, there is a school of thought that taped fillets should all have a gap to avoid any wood-to-wood contact. The theory is that wood-to-wood contact points act as stress concentrators.
I've never heard of scientific testing of that theory, but even if an eight-inch gap doesn't help, in my experience it doesn't hurt (as long as it's a taped seam).
If you really want them tighter, it's the same drill as before - loosen some stitches and tighten others, repeat until you're happy or just don't care anymore.
Have fun,
Laszlo