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For portage handles I shaped 2
"banana-like" pieces of spruce and used 1/4" nylon rope through the
through-holes in the bow and stern as was suggested in my Georgian Bay
plans. The nylon rope was melted and flared at the ends, and further held
in place with brass brads driven through the spruce pieces and rope.
I was unsure as to which way they were intended to be used because the
plans didn't show, but I picked the more comfortable grip. A case
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I decided to use minicell foam for
my bulkheads. Fitting a cardboard template to the bulkhead location
took about 30 minutes of trial and error cutting, as well as adding
material back on as the fit got closer! When it fit snugly, I
traced the pattern onto the foam and cut it with a bandsaw. My foam is 4"
thick so I sliced off 1" for future projects and went with 3"
bulkheads |
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Taking time with the pattern
resulted in a very nice fit of the bulkhead into the boat. It will
be caulked with silicone RTV fore and aft to make it watertight and hold
it in place. This is the aft bulkhead, I will do the other one after
laying out and mounting the foot braces. |
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I ran a bead of clear silicone
around the bulkhead, and using my finger (wearing a vinyl glove and
wetting it with some vinegar), I forced it into the seam and smoothed out
the bead. The other side will get the same treatment. The
bulkhead also needs a small pinhole to keep the pressure in the sealed
compartment equalized. |
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These wood blocks are destined to
hold the foot peg rails to the inside of the hull. The drilled
recesses hold the blind nuts that will secure the rails to the blocks
after the blocks are epoxied to the hull interior. Shown also are 2
strips that will temporarily act as spacers for the blocks while they are
glued into place. Once the epoxy cures, they will be removed and the
real foot-peg rails screwed into place. |
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