Wednesday 22 September

After theory and lunch I set about taking the tape off the repaired longitudinal bulkhead. The join had suffered from hydraulic shift and a gap had appeared whilst drying. I guess this happened because we didn't force the top part down and fasten it in place before clamping down with the timber plank.

I matched the forward edges of THE bulkheads to each other fastening them with lofting pins ( longthin nails) and planed the surface to a relatively even face. I used a no. 5 plane, a block plane, and 60 grit sandpaper to achieve this. With the bulkheads still fastened together I traced the shape of the holes for piping to enter the bulkhead with the pattern made yesterday. The 25mm hole saw cut the rounded corners, and the jigsaw cut the straight lines. (Rounded corners are more structurally sound than sharp edges.) The bulkheads were then fitted into place and the partners added.

From Boat Construction Blog

Now, begins a two week break. And afterward a week of work experiences. I hope to make some calls to firms in Whangarei, as I intend to head up those ways once I am free of obligations. I will also be back dating this blog with information from the previous few weeks work, and researching various topics surrounding the boat building field.