i need to replace the bulkhead between the main cabin and the head.. has anyone done this before..what problems might i encounter...
starboard bulkhead
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26 Bulkhead Replacement
I replaced everything from the chain plate bulheads forward last year. In order to get the bulkheads out after cutting the tabs I had to use a floor jack and a 2x4 placed against the cabin ceiling to raise it approximately 1/4 inch to be able to slide the bulkhead out. It will come out in one piece and fit through the companion way.
I replaced everything from the chain plate bulheads forward last year. In order to get the bulkheads out after cutting the tabs I had to use a floor jack and a 2x4 placed against the cabin ceiling to raise it approximately 1/4 inch to be able to slide the bulkhead out. It will come out in one piece and fit through the companion way.
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I am currently doing the same to my 26. We got carried away though. Ours is now fully gutted, and new hull liner is due in tomorrow. We have teak parts in various stages of cleaning and refinishing. Taking the starboard bulkhead out is fairly easy, the sink cabinet in the head has to come out, and the trim board at the base of the cabinet also has to come out. The hull liner fabric needs to be carefully peeled back. It was suggested to me to cut the fiberglass tabing with a very sharp wood chisel, and that worked very well. I have the new plywood, but have yet to fabricate the new bulkheads, but I forsee no problem doing so. I expect to have all parts ready to go when the weather gets warm enough to use contact cement, and fiberglass. I guess the short answer would be, if you are comfortable doing woodworking, and know how to use fiberglass, it isn't that bad a job.
I am currently doing the same to my 26. We got carried away though. Ours is now fully gutted, and new hull liner is due in tomorrow. We have teak parts in various stages of cleaning and refinishing. Taking the starboard bulkhead out is fairly easy, the sink cabinet in the head has to come out, and the trim board at the base of the cabinet also has to come out. The hull liner fabric needs to be carefully peeled back. It was suggested to me to cut the fiberglass tabing with a very sharp wood chisel, and that worked very well. I have the new plywood, but have yet to fabricate the new bulkheads, but I forsee no problem doing so. I expect to have all parts ready to go when the weather gets warm enough to use contact cement, and fiberglass. I guess the short answer would be, if you are comfortable doing woodworking, and know how to use fiberglass, it isn't that bad a job.
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Charles is right, that the bulkheads probably won't come out without doing something special (they didn't just come out on mine either). I was concerned though, about the pressure that using a jack to push up the deck would do. Instead, I just cut off the bottom outboard corner of each one. I pieced them back together to cut the new bulkheads. On the new ones, I also cut the corners (had to, to make them go in). I then used gorilla glue and a wedge underneath (to apply pressure) to put them back in place. Sounds kind of cheesy, but this portion of the bulkhead sits under the settee's on one side, and either in a cabinet or in the head on the other, so I was OK with it. Final result didn't look bad at all. I did confirm with Rudy at D&R marine that these boats were built with the bulkheads placed before the deck was positioned. So, don't assume that something should "just come out" without doing something special.
Charles is right, that the bulkheads probably won't come out without doing something special (they didn't just come out on mine either). I was concerned though, about the pressure that using a jack to push up the deck would do. Instead, I just cut off the bottom outboard corner of each one. I pieced them back together to cut the new bulkheads. On the new ones, I also cut the corners (had to, to make them go in). I then used gorilla glue and a wedge underneath (to apply pressure) to put them back in place. Sounds kind of cheesy, but this portion of the bulkhead sits under the settee's on one side, and either in a cabinet or in the head on the other, so I was OK with it. Final result didn't look bad at all. I did confirm with Rudy at D&R marine that these boats were built with the bulkheads placed before the deck was positioned. So, don't assume that something should "just come out" without doing something special.
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just to make the project a little easier read all the posts on this site in the archives . I find these posts to be most informative . check to make sure that the chainplate is not the ultimate culprit behind this project . I used sikaflex 292 to rework the plate and have found no leakage.
just to make the project a little easier read all the posts on this site in the archives . I find these posts to be most informative . check to make sure that the chainplate is not the ultimate culprit behind this project . I used sikaflex 292 to rework the plate and have found no leakage.
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