November 2020

 November 16,

We have not posted in a few weeks but work continues.  I finally got that mast step girder in place permanently (hopefully).

The beam is sitting on rubber flashing that should prevent condensation off the beam from getting between the beam and the floor boards or spacers.  The bulkhead plywood exposed ends are epoxied.  That is plywood's Achilles heal.  I'm using galvanized lag bolts to mount the forward part (to match the galvanized beam), the aft end will be held in place by the 1" (2.5 cm) 316 SS keel bolts.  Notice the holes drilled in the top part on either side every 16 inches.  The sole girders will mount there using 1/4" bolts.  

I'm using this inexpensive pine tongue and groove bead board for the ceiling.  Note the vents at the top.  After it is all cut and installed, I'll take it all down and prime these boards on all four sides.  

This is my recently purchased load of plywood.  This should be enough for the interior.

This is the water closet.  The shower pan is in the foreground while the head will be located on that shelf just above.  

Now I have to figure out how to get three doors into that small space.  I'm dealing with a chicken and egg dilemma.  I'd really like the deck house to be installed to build out these interior walls but I really don't want the deck house in my way. This is going to call for some careful planning. First let's design the door casings.

This is a prototype door casing for the bulkheads.  The doors will be 1" (2.5 cm) thick which is the thickness of the flat part of this piece of molding. 

I set up this dado on this 45 year old radial arm saw that use to belong to my father.   No carbide cutters back then.  Still, the blades are sharp and they do a good job.  This freed up the table saw for cutting out the stock.  

A whole stack of door casings or bulkhead molding depending on how it is used.   These are about 80"(203 cm) long.

This molding is designed for the end of a 1/2" (1.25 cm) plywood wall (note the 1/2" dado) and has opposite door stops on either side.  One for the shower door and one for the vee berth door.  I'm thinking that it is not wide enough and I'm going to have to make it out of two pieces.  I should have made a sample first.