#1 First bulkhead installed at end of ballast keel (with original cover of mat & polyester left in place). Bulkhead establishes both the new top of the tank and the sole. [Displayed are Ebb's favorite tools, except for the Makita angle grinder - that's not a favorite.]
#2 View of bilge area under cockpit. Mat & epoxy lines the sump and helps support the end bulkhead. Bulkheads were cut using paperboard patterns.
#1 Bulkheads lined up under a strongback - - not just tabbed in.
#2 Special flange former used to create filets.
Filleting and tabbing complete showing glassed in PVC conduits to drain forward parts of boat.
Interior view of the completed water tank. Tank cover being held to one side.
Cover placed over the water tank forming the base for installing the sole.
Water in the bilge and a house on the afterdeck? What is that guy thinking of?
don't swear, no sexual references,
smile a lot, and it's on the house.
Water tank holds 267# sweet water.
Last edited by ebb; 03-08-2005 at 02:48 PM.
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