We move our way back to the MAIN bulkhead. We glass the seams of the hull where we needed and proceeded to epoxy the larger bulkhead in place. use our Totalboat.com code, mvdauntless for 10% off! Valid through 2/28/2022!
Great work! I don’t know how a cat like yours react but monohulls can tend to be pretty dangerous with a lot of floatation under the waterline. Beside my regular work I work for the Swedish search and rescue organization and last summer my colleagues rescued some people after their unsinkable 16’er got a lot of water inside which because of in-hull floatation stayed above the waterline making the boat very unstable and in a wave completely capsized. The most famous and largest form of this is the ferry Jan Heweliusz that was floating upside down for a week because it had watertight compartments under the waterline while getting water on car deck.
Thanks for reaching out. This information has definitely added another perspective . A scenario like this hadn’t really occurred to me being a cat, but it makes perfect sense. We will definitely have to do some more research on the matter. I will also reach out to the designer for his input. 😊
@@BuildingMVDauntless As I said, I don’t know about cats, but please let us know about your findings and conclusions. After the accident last summer we did some tests in our training dinghy which has double hull with foam in between and even with less than 10cm (3-4”) of water in the boat we changed the centre of gravity and center of buoyancy to make it very unstable. Also we found that the water in the boat made wakes which moved cog from side to side making it hard to compensate for without over compensating and capsizing. But, as long as keep the water on the outside of the hull you should be fine. ;-)
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Looking good. Hope winter doesn't slow you down too. I'm watching from MN where my refit project has stalled. No heat in the shed and too cold for fiberglass.
The decks are made the same way using divinycell foam cored panels. We will be switching to a different material for the furniture and roofs. Thanks for watching 😊
I would do atleast 1 run of tape on seams before bulkhead. That way you have some kind of protection under bulkhead then do 2nd run of tape between. Just my opinion. But again little late on suggestion cause behind in episodes.
