Bulkhead #7 Stitching

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Bulkhead #7 Stitching

Postby alyssa on Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:19 pm

Does anyone know if bulkhead #7 gets stitched to the cradle the way bulkhead #4 does? It doesn't mention it in the book but they are close to being lined up.
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Re: Bulkhead #7 Stitching

Postby JonLee on Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:58 pm

No.
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Re: Bulkhead #7 Stitching

Postby craig on Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:48 am

I don't remember at all what happens to bulkhead #7, sorry. Am I remembering correctly that the hull stitches to the support cradle though? I'm pretty sure that you DO stitch the hull to the cradle to get it to fit. The hull doesn't want to take that shape. I even recall using a clamp at one point on the cradle to pull the sides out. The combination of stitching and eventually the push of the third side panel (put in place after the insides are all done) will ensure that the hull takes the correct shape.
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Re: Bulkhead #7 Stitching

Postby varuna on Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:21 pm

Not sure what you mean by bulkhead 7 being stitched similar to 4. All bulkheads are stitched to the panels similar to the floors. Bulkhead 7 gets epoxied onto the centerboard trunk as does floor 4. Later after fiberglassing you pop out the insides of bulkhead 7.
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Re: Bulkhead #7 Stitching

Postby riverron on Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:06 am

I think Alyssa was referencing stitching the panels to the "building cradle", not other panels. I did stitch #4 to the bow cradle, but didn't stitch #7. All other panels get stitched together. I even added a few holes where I needed to pull things together. Especially in the bow.
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Re: Bulkhead #7 Stitching

Postby varuna on Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:21 am

Hi Ron, ah ok, I understand now. Yes,only floor 4 was stitched to the cradle. And I also had to add a lot of additional holes that were not drilled or aligned properly.
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