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Bilge Boards

The Bilge Board Cases

by Ken Lewis

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The next task was to make and assemble the two bilge board cases Pic 21 Tip. Do not forget to put spacers when gluing the cases together as per the instructions. Leave them in situ only removing them when finally epoxying the cases into the boat. The instructions said I was to roughly cut the slots for the cases and complete the assembly when the boat is turned over. That’s all very well, but the cases were too heavy for me to manoeuvre, align and support on my own. It would also entail me crawling under the hull to screw and epoxy the boards in place. Why not use the floor to rest the bilge board cases, the boat is already sat on a level floor, the boat is square to the floor, so I decided to complete the bilge board installation in situ. I made a template the exact thickness of the cases, along with a baton with all the necessary measurements. I temporarily reinstalled Frames B & D and drew out the area to be cut, then I removed Frames B&D. I chocked up the boat, removed my assembly frame in order to have an uninterrupted run with my jigsaw. I took a deep breath and cut the two long gashes in the floor of my boat. Pic 23 After sliding the two cases into the slots, I re-fitted Frames B & D. Now everything was in place allowing me to check for squareness and alignment. Apart from a couple of adjustments, which was mainly raising the cases off the floor to align with the cockpit seat, everything worked a treat Pic 24 & 25. Now the only thing left for me to do was fix and epoxy the cases in position, with a baton (10) along the floor and against the case. I also fitted Frame C permanently in position. I then removed Frames B & D. The case joints are relatively weak and will still need extra strength, which will have to be done when the boat is upside down. The downside to this method of construction was when the boat was turned over. I did not want to put weight on or pivot on the un-strengthened cases, which now stuck out of the bottom of the boat. 5th September 2006

The numbers in (00) represent the numbers on the plans

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