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# Bulkhead 8 and the Shower Bilge
- URL: https://seanation.org/bulkhead-8-and-the-shower-bilge/
- Published: 2024-07-14T11:51:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-06T14:25:22.000Z
- Description: I’ve fitted Bulkhead 8 in both hulls, epoxied the lower stringers and started building up the shower bilge with epoxy, glass bubbles and microspheres. Next up are more partitions, a seat and cupboard bottom, and plenty more cutting.
- Author: Monika Matis
- Tags: Ikaroa, Tech, #story-ikaroa, #facebook-import

Little by little, small things I have been preparing for last couple of weeks are appearing in the hulls :)  
Bulkhead 8 is fitted in both hulls now, lower stringers epoxied, shower bilge fitted and slowly being filled - mistake! - epoxied and epoxied again - it will be several layers of epoxy/glass bubbles/microspheres slurp (according to tests by Gougeon brothers two layers are enough to make thing waterproof and more than three increase the protection only a little - but I need that also rather smoother than it is now :) ).  
Next in line are partitions between bulkheads 5 and 6 (yes, in one of the hulls that is a rather significant chunk of plywood!) and seat/cupboard bottom in one of the hulls. And we get around with the stringers - and back to cutting a lot of stuff!  
So another fun week starts! I may have a surprise for you all soon :)  
#tiki38 #buildingwharram #theseanation #allelectricboat

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