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We replaced all our bulkheads awhile back rather than splicing sections of new wood in. Mostly we did it for the cosmetics and strength/durability of using marine grade ply.I have to replace the port side bulkhead on my E 32
Anyone that had to do that and can give me a heads up?
Wow beautiful work there kapnkd, well done!
Thanks for all of your pictures and candid narrative. We are coming up on the one year anniversary of the start of our re-fit, and now finishing up all the details after the relaunch. You have been a regular source of encouragement and enthusiasm -- and not the only one, here, either!Thank you to both of you for your kind compliments.
Must admit that when all the bulkheads were cut out, hanging locker and head cabinetry removed so it looked like a long bowling ally...I had a lot of fear and serious concerns it would never ever get finished or go back together and fit (especially the dual closing head/salon door)!
It sure seemed a “Never Ending Project” when started, but - now well worth the time and efforts.
The MinWax “Gunstock” color became our choice of color for staining and did an excellent job of uniformity of color in a couple areas where we had to use other than mahogany wood.
In rebuilding our boat we tabbed our new bulkheads to the ceiling and it (along with everything else we did) made the boat much much stiffer. So here's a vote for retabbing bulkheads if you're going to the trouble of rebuilding them. Actually, the bulkheads on the E32 may not have been tabbed to the ceiling at all. The ones on our original E30 were not. They were tabbed to the hull only. Then the headliner was lowered onto the bulkheads and that was that.
In rebuilding our boat we tabbed our new bulkheads to the ceiling and it (along with everything else we did) made the boat much much stiffer. So here's a vote for retabbing bulkheads if you're going to the trouble of rebuilding them. Actually, the bulkheads on the E32 may not have been tabbed to the ceiling at all. The ones on our original E30 were not. They were tabbed to the hull only. Then the headliner was lowered onto the bulkheads and that was that.