Enclosing the Buoyancy Area.

 Mod 2. Enclosing the buoyancy chamber under the footwell between BH 8 and the transom.

The second mod was to enclose the buoyancy chamber in the lazarette area. I cut the footwell sides between BH 8 and the transom 12.5mm narrower to provide an area on the cleat to glue the lower extension piece.

 

The lower footwell side cleats are glued in place.

A cardboard template is made to ensure a tight fit.

I included a small round access hatch to the starboard extension, just in case I need to access the sealed buoyancy area.

The cleats to hold the lower 6mm extension piece are milled.

The lower extension pieces are glued to the cockpit footwell sides.

The lower cleats for the extension pieces are trial fitted. These will be glued in after the cockpit footwell sides are installed. 

The cockpit footwell sides with the lazarette extensions are installed.

Here you can see the interior cleats glued to the hull bottom and held in place with temporary pieces of timber.

Another view of the interior cleats.

 

A finishing fillet and a couple of coats of epoxy and the area is ready for a layer of glass and painting. Holes are drilled for the electrical wire conduits.

Thats the end of thirteen months of construction