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Ericson33
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Initially Posted - 03/21/2007 :  00:58:11  Show Profile  Visit Ericson33's Homepage
After looking at the huge gap of space that is between the settee storage areas and the rudder tube, the construction of the rear bulkheads, and the small bulkhead in the rear of the boat, I have decided that this is going to sink a boat someday. If the settee storage locker lids come open under a broach, the boar could sink. I guess the same is the story about the companionway hatch boards, but if they are in place, and the boat is knocked down for a length of time, I would think that the companionway is going to be the last place for water intrusion into the cabin area.

So with this in mind, and the small areas of storage space on the Capri 25, I think that I (1) am going to make fiberglass storage bins in the settee, so that I can run a bead of 4200 and seal these area off, then screw them down with some #8 stainless screws. This way if the bulkheads need to be repaired, rudder tube, or any hardware in the rear of the boat, I can just remove the fiberglass tub I am going to make, and get to the hardware I need to.

(2) add at the rear bulkheads both port and starboard a 12x12 hatch w/ a water tight seal. I want to be able to use this extra storage space for life vest not in use, sails, tools ect. This should give me a 12" x 6'-0" space under the sides of the boat, and keep the weight low right at the secondary winches.

I went to the boat the other day, and took some basic numbers off of the storage holes, both sides were very different, so I took some drafting film and made a template of both cutouts.



I took the templates home, and took some cardboard to start making a plug for the fiberglass layup. First I outlined the opening, then i took some cardboard and wrapped it around the cutout, staying 1" off the outside edge.





Once this was secure, I took Hot glue and ran a good bead of glue around the inside edge of the cardboard. I also took some scrap and reinforced the outside edges, and outlined a top, Or bottom really for the plug.



After everything was looking right, I then taped the top to the cardboard, and got back in the car for my dry fit at the lake. Everything looks really nice, and I am going to start laying up the glass for the plug next weekend. I need to stop by the local boat place and get some tooling resin, but I have everything else to get the first proto-type out to the boat.





Part #2 next week

Some of you may be thinking I am crazy for doing this, but safty comes first.
C.S. McKillip
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 03/21/2007 :  06:44:24  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
Nice start to a great project. Is the bottom of the box going to be supported?

Paul
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Frank Hopper
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The early J-24s and my 83 Merit 25 were like that; all open inside. Js have added watertight bulkheads to their design and have a retro-fit kit; would that also be a good project?
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Response Posted - 03/21/2007 :  08:54:59  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br />The early J-24s and my 83 Merit 25 were like that; all open inside. Js have added watertight bulkheads to their design and have a retro-fit kit; would that also be a good project?
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Already in the works. I am waiting for the weather to break and will be posting everything here as well as sending the steps and photos to Chris.
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