Got the bulkheads cut off. We started using a Saw Z all, but they only had cheap chinese blades at the hardward store, and the first blade melted from the friction off of the foam. So we ended up cutting it off with a 4.5 metal cutting wheel and then using a 2 X 4 and some 36 grit to get it down to the line. We marked everything using the rim of the floor as a guide, we took our time and got the rim pretty level, and then just shot a string line across, marked it and chopped it.
I also went ahead and made the deck hatch frames. When we cut the foam for the floor, this will go underneath so that we can make 1 inch hatches that sit in the frame. I used to use lots of the plastic hatches, but I get tired of buying them every year as they are super fragile. The corecell hatches don't break.
And then who says you can't learn everything on the internet. i got this trick off of the hull truth, this is how we figured out the crown that we are going to put on the back two bulkheads. We have 2 inches on the transom floor support, and 1.5 inches on the first bulkhead in the back and .75 inches on the second from the back bulkhead. That way when the mate filets the fish in the back, the water will run to the sides quick and out the scuppers. The circle trick is how you figure out the crown of the floor.
07-31-2015, 09:51 PM
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