Just bought a 1984 Hunter 25.5 Cabin Sole is bad so I am going to replace that. My question is the bulk head has some soft spots in it from the chain stays that are leaking. Is there some epoxy that i can put on the soft spots to make it hard or should I just replace it since it is easier now that I have everything out replacing the cabin sole. Thanks for the help Clif
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My choice is to replace it
or if your wood working skills are up to the job that cut out the damaged wood and glue in a repair. In my book it all comes down to a storm at night off shore and those chain plates are something that you can worry about or be completely confident about. Repairing with new wood is as good as replacing the bulkhead. Epoxy is a patch.
or if your wood working skills are up to the job that cut out the damaged wood and glue in a repair. In my book it all comes down to a storm at night off shore and those chain plates are something that you can worry about or be completely confident about. Repairing with new wood is as good as replacing the bulkhead. Epoxy is a patch.
More info needed for the bulk head
Thanks, I have done an oday 23. By looking at it I need to take the mast down, Jack the ceiling slightly and unscrew the screw around the bulk head. Remove old bulkhead and use as a template and insert new on. Re drill the chain plates and attach. Any helpful information would be greatful. Thanks Clif
Thanks, I have done an oday 23. By looking at it I need to take the mast down, Jack the ceiling slightly and unscrew the screw around the bulk head. Remove old bulkhead and use as a template and insert new on. Re drill the chain plates and attach. Any helpful information would be greatful. Thanks Clif
O yeah, you need to take the mast
down because when you remove the chain plates with the bulkhead there won't be anything to hold the mast up. Once you have the bulkhead on the ground you can decide how you want to go about making a new one or repairing this one. Tell me about your wood working experience and your power tools. There is much that is possible with todays tools that was very difficult forty years ago.
down because when you remove the chain plates with the bulkhead there won't be anything to hold the mast up. Once you have the bulkhead on the ground you can decide how you want to go about making a new one or repairing this one. Tell me about your wood working experience and your power tools. There is much that is possible with todays tools that was very difficult forty years ago.
bulk head repair
Limited work with power tools , so easier the better. I am guessing the easy way would be just to buy teak plywood and use the existing bulked as a pattern, Can you go thru the steps on how you would go about doing the bulk head.
Limited work with power tools , so easier the better. I am guessing the easy way would be just to buy teak plywood and use the existing bulked as a pattern, Can you go thru the steps on how you would go about doing the bulk head.
Alright Clif, here goes,
First off, measure the thickness of the existing bulkhead. Then determine length and width. Or the extremes of vertical and horizontal dimentions. Then check for any bevel on the edges. If there is much bevel make a paper pattern for each side and tape that down. Cut it out to the larger side and bevel to the pattern on the smaller side. Mark the location of the chain plates and use the chain plate to layout the holes. If you find that you might distroy the existing bulkhead while taking it out make the patterns first. Big pieces of wrapping paper work fine. Put the new bulkhead in place and check for fit. I don't know how it is installed now so I can't tell you how to fasten the new one yet. Ross
First off, measure the thickness of the existing bulkhead. Then determine length and width. Or the extremes of vertical and horizontal dimentions. Then check for any bevel on the edges. If there is much bevel make a paper pattern for each side and tape that down. Cut it out to the larger side and bevel to the pattern on the smaller side. Mark the location of the chain plates and use the chain plate to layout the holes. If you find that you might distroy the existing bulkhead while taking it out make the patterns first. Big pieces of wrapping paper work fine. Put the new bulkhead in place and check for fit. I don't know how it is installed now so I can't tell you how to fasten the new one yet. Ross
Cutting Tabs
I just replaced the port bulkhead in my O'Day 25. Many boats have the bulkheads fiberglassed to the hull, so this will have to be cut out to remove, and replaced new. A wood chisel (or a large flat screwdriver) does the job, a dremmel might be better. I used pressure treated 1/2" plywood, fiberglassed the side opposite the chainplate, which was probably overkill, and epoxied the whole thing - both sides and all the edges. Do a test fit before doing this, as if you have to trim it you will lose waterproof. On my bulkhead I used a round-over bit in my router for the top edge (the aft side) as that was where the bevel was on the original bulkhead - it worked fine.
I just replaced the port bulkhead in my O'Day 25. Many boats have the bulkheads fiberglassed to the hull, so this will have to be cut out to remove, and replaced new. A wood chisel (or a large flat screwdriver) does the job, a dremmel might be better. I used pressure treated 1/2" plywood, fiberglassed the side opposite the chainplate, which was probably overkill, and epoxied the whole thing - both sides and all the edges. Do a test fit before doing this, as if you have to trim it you will lose waterproof. On my bulkhead I used a round-over bit in my router for the top edge (the aft side) as that was where the bevel was on the original bulkhead - it worked fine.
Wood Epoxy
I spent the better part of last summer repairing rotten wood around the portlights. Cutting marine grade plywood, measuring, trimming, priming, painting, blending with the existing wood, and reinstalling the headliners. I was very capable of handling the repairs, but the boat is in the water 18 miles away from the tools at home. For the bulhead rot/soft repairs, I turned to an Abatron product - LiquidWood and WoodEpox. The LiquidWood is mixed and painted on the rotten/soft wood and then the WoodEpox is mixed and used to fill holes. The product is great, I only wished I knew about it before I recrafted the cabin wood around the portlights. Summers are to short not to maximize sailing time...
I spent the better part of last summer repairing rotten wood around the portlights. Cutting marine grade plywood, measuring, trimming, priming, painting, blending with the existing wood, and reinstalling the headliners. I was very capable of handling the repairs, but the boat is in the water 18 miles away from the tools at home. For the bulhead rot/soft repairs, I turned to an Abatron product - LiquidWood and WoodEpox. The LiquidWood is mixed and painted on the rotten/soft wood and then the WoodEpox is mixed and used to fill holes. The product is great, I only wished I knew about it before I recrafted the cabin wood around the portlights. Summers are to short not to maximize sailing time...
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