We detected considerable movement of internal furniture panels, and suspected that we had a major problem with our Main Bulkhead.
Nicholas removed all the furniture and wall cladding in the Starboard Forward Cabin, and our fears were confirmed.
Inside the Starboard Forward Cabin:
Main Bulkhead looking aft - Vertical crack
Tabbing no longer attached to the bulkhead
Main Bulkhead Aft Side - Vertical tear
More cracks in the Main Bulkhead
Main Bulkhead looking aft, outboard side
Tear-out on underfloor hull half bulkhead
Secondary Bulkhead - Cabin Forward Wall - cracked with tabbing tear out
Secondary Bulkhead - Cabin Forard Wall Outboard side - and deck delaminating
Secondary Bulkhead - in Heads Area looking aft - tabbing delaminating and cracking
Secondary Bulkhead - in Exterior Locker - view of the crack and continuation of tear in the locker
Nicholas and Matthew using a water level to ensure the hulls are exactly level and parallel
Sandbags to prevent damage to underside
Additional support structures - 1” marine ply
Plastic sheeting protecting the boat from fiberglass dust
All surfaces sanded. Clean all dust and triple acetone scrub before glassing.
Epoxy and biaxial glass only. All tabbing = progressive layers.
Main bulkhead additional 4 layers each side.
Secondary bulkhead plus all other wall an additional 2 layers.
Building Fort Knox!
Using screws to clamp the plate to the Main Bulkhead - later removed before applying glass.
Plate glassed to Main Bulkhead aft side to tie everything together