Restore the bulkhead
As with most of the things I am replacing on this boat, I am trying to improve on the overall strength.
The old bulkhead was used for hull regidity but was not used for deck rigidity. (It went from edge to edge but was not glassed to the deck)
My improvement was to make the bulkhead double thick (1/2" instead of 1/4") and then use the top of it as the main structural support for the deck at the front of the boat.
Here is another picture of the new bulkhead... this one with the access hole cut into it.
I then glassed this to the hull and too the floor as in the original design.
Overall this bulk head is significantly stronger. I did leave the access hole to be the same size as the old one. That will allow me to reuse the old door. (I am not rebuilding everything)
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