Warren Holybee
Active Member
This past week i doubled the bulkhead in the anchor locker to reinforce it for a chainplate for an inner forestay. To do this, i first had to remove and cleanup the work the PO did to seal the bulkhead to the deck to prevent leaks.
They did a poor job. Huge goops of silicone, but at least it was pretty easy to remove.
Now that i have doubled the bulkhead and glassed that in, i am faced with the task of sealing it properly. On close inspection, im not sure of a good way. Glassing the bulkhead to the deck is easy enough. But the corners in the bulwark are open, and there isn't anything to glass to. It is also really difficult to get to to do any work. Sanding and grinding so the glass will bond isn't going to happen.
How have others tackled this? Im wondering about access from the vee berth with the headliner removed, and maybe starting with foam, either expanding or 1' thick sheets. Once in place and basically watertight, then glass over it from the anchor locker side.
Also, the wiring for the navigation lights runs through there, and i don't want to glass over them.
They did a poor job. Huge goops of silicone, but at least it was pretty easy to remove.
Now that i have doubled the bulkhead and glassed that in, i am faced with the task of sealing it properly. On close inspection, im not sure of a good way. Glassing the bulkhead to the deck is easy enough. But the corners in the bulwark are open, and there isn't anything to glass to. It is also really difficult to get to to do any work. Sanding and grinding so the glass will bond isn't going to happen.
How have others tackled this? Im wondering about access from the vee berth with the headliner removed, and maybe starting with foam, either expanding or 1' thick sheets. Once in place and basically watertight, then glass over it from the anchor locker side.
Also, the wiring for the navigation lights runs through there, and i don't want to glass over them.