This weekend allowed me to finish up the bulkheads and cut to fit the final bulkhead that I will be replacing. The others were sealed with epoxy and sanded down. It is 3/4" marine grade plywood but a coat of epoxy, especially on the end cuts will help a lot. These were all set and filleted in place. This week I will will tab them in, both sides with 16oz bi-axial fiberglass cloth 6 " wide.
The final bulkhead which replaces the old one that had the ice box access has been cut, trimmed and fitted. This week I will seal with epoxy but not put in until all the other tabbing is done to allow access. The cut out is 16" x 16" so in theory i can get in to set the back side with fillets and tabs when set in place. It came out quite well with a nice rounded over edge on the cut out. Always risky using a router on plywood but the marine grade was a lot tighter than regular.
The final two partial bulkheads are not really bulkheads at all. They are part of the galley cabinetry support. They have delaminated but I will just fix and apply a 1/8" veneer to clean up.
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