TS Farley
Member II
Hi,
Would there be anyone that could help with a bit of advice on repairing a small section of rotten bulkhead?
In replacing the standing rigging and inspecting the chain plates in my 1975 35 MK II, the typical bulkhead rot came to light. Previous threads on this topic are quite informative and I'm thinking I may be able to tackle this myself with perhaps a few pointers from the knowledgeable folks on this site.
There is just a small section of wood rot, about the top 5 inches under the fbg tab. The area below that seem sound, but I'll find out when I start pulling it apart. I understand that just the rotten area, rather than the whole bulkhead, could be replaced, preferably with mahogany or ironwood, scarfed by beveling the existing bulkhead with sanding and then layering fbg cloth/epoxy? Then the repaired area should be reattached/glassed to the hull to be contiguous with the existing fiberglass tab? When the chain plate is reattached, the addition of a new back plate forward of the bulkhead seems to be a good suggestion. The area should be just about within the wooden cover piece. Does this sound about right?
Would there be anyone that could help with a bit of advice on repairing a small section of rotten bulkhead?
In replacing the standing rigging and inspecting the chain plates in my 1975 35 MK II, the typical bulkhead rot came to light. Previous threads on this topic are quite informative and I'm thinking I may be able to tackle this myself with perhaps a few pointers from the knowledgeable folks on this site.
There is just a small section of wood rot, about the top 5 inches under the fbg tab. The area below that seem sound, but I'll find out when I start pulling it apart. I understand that just the rotten area, rather than the whole bulkhead, could be replaced, preferably with mahogany or ironwood, scarfed by beveling the existing bulkhead with sanding and then layering fbg cloth/epoxy? Then the repaired area should be reattached/glassed to the hull to be contiguous with the existing fiberglass tab? When the chain plate is reattached, the addition of a new back plate forward of the bulkhead seems to be a good suggestion. The area should be just about within the wooden cover piece. Does this sound about right?