Center Bulkhead Repair

[2ndchance]

Since the weather finally decided to fair off I thought I'd take a few days off work to get some projects done that have to be completed before I remount the engine. #1 is the center bulkhead that is foward of the fuel tank. I thought I'd save some bucks and fix this one myself. I knew before I sent the boat for the transom and aft stringers that this would have to be done.
Step one was to cut off the skin to reveal the ugliness


Can you say DELAMINATION

Step 2 was to clean the old crap out. Sorry no pics of that. Step 3 was to cut the plywood in sections so I could slide (or should I say drive, it was a snug fit) the new wood into place. I made a putty from epoxy and all parts were epoxied an screwed into place from the front to insure the old skin and epoxy were tight to each other.

Step 4 was to butter up the entire back side with epoxy and replace the skin that I removed in Step 1 using screws

Tommorow I'm going to grind off any extra epoxy paste and put 2 layers of glass over the seem. I am thinking about getting a peice of PVC pipe just large enough for the drain hole and sealing it into place so no water can get to the wood even if it is totally covered with the epoxy that I used.