More bulkhead 1 - continued from page 12.

Glue up - I pre-taped all joints once again. I also screwed and glued the cleats to the stem between bulkheads 2 & 3 and 3 & 4 as well as the vertical cleat to the forward side of bulkhead 4 prior to final attachment of the stem.

Bulkheads 2 and 3

Fillets done. Placed using the folded freezer bag method. Fillets rounded using my finger.

Dan, you are doing such a great job I'm jealous. Your fillets are very impressive.
You may have converted me to using tape!

Note to self: Look for good deals on lots of blue tape

I question the need to apply fillets around cleats as shown in photo P1020528 above.

It's cumulatively a lot of extra weight/expense and a fair amount of extra effort to go through. Again, though, keep up the great work. We're all learning a lot from your build documentation. Thanks!

Simeon

Thanks Simeon,

Any comments on the scuppers cut into bulkhead 2 as shown on the previous page/ I.e. do you think they create any structural issues?

Cheers,

Dan

Dan, I think they look fine. I don't think there are structural concerns. JW designs a lot of strength margin into his plans. Unless I hear anything to the contrary, I plan to do the same on my build

Simeon

On to the mast box. In the 1st photo of the dry fit you can see I modified the cabin top support pieces. I just made them deeper than required, notched the ends and center to fit the pre-made slots and placed the holes. I did this with the idea of adding places to hang lanterns, lines, coats and what have you. The 2 aft holes in the forward section are blocked with the mast box so I am going to add pegs to these. The only downside I could see is the possibility of banging my head because they intrude further into the cabin space so I may be cursing the idea later.

More mast box

Final mast box.
QUESTION - it says to fiberglass the top of the box where it will protrude through the cabin top. Do I carry the tape over the top edge of the box as well?