Before I can glass in the bulhead between the navigation station and the work shop, which used to be the stbd aft berth, I need to finish stripping out the old wood and glass in new support beams and deck support between them in the aft section of the boat between the cabin and the cockpit. I had put the first heavy beam, which supports the aft edge of the cabin top, several months ago but had not removed any more old wood. The last few days I've ground out all the rotted, termite infested plywood and gotten ready to put in new wood. It's been quite hot so I only worked in the morning and evening. I got #2 beam laminated and ready to install and prepped the plywood sheet between #1 & #2 beams. This evening glassed in the plywood sheet. Once I put in the #2 beam I can insulate the plywood sheet. Every piece of insulation I install makes the boat that more temperature stable. If I can keep the heat of the sun out in the summer or keep the warm in in the winter the more comfortable the boat will be for a life time of cruising.
The wide beam in the upper left corner is a main beam at the end of the cabin and under the hatch.
The light color wood is new. I'm prep-ing the lighter section just aft of the new wood. It has to have the old plywood ground out, the fiberglass sanded, then I'll glass in a new piece of plywood and another beam. I've got two more beams to make and install. The aft bulkhead is just fwd of the steering cables and the cockpit.
This picture is taken standing as low as I can get in the bilge looking up and aft.
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