Now that the bilges have been painted with their first coat of bilge paint, it was time to fit the two longitudinal bulkheads. First dry fit them along the bottom edge so that they fit the profile of the inside hull and against the longitudinal bearers which the bulkheads sit up against when they are glued in position.
The bulkheads are braced against each other so when the epoxy resin and filler is applied along the bottom edge they will be held in position while the epoxy resin goes off and cures.
In order to keep the bulkhead vertical and in place a number of floor bearers will be fitted along the length of the bulkheads to ensure they stay in the correct position and the fuel tank will fit back in the position it came out of when the old bulkheads came out to be replaced.
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