CATAMARAN BUILD – Bonding Bulkheads – Preparation is Key!! (MJ Sailing – Ep 195)

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We’re surrounded by big bulkheads, and now it’s time to get the first one glassed in to the bridge deck.

We do a little jumping around in this episode, giving features to three of our biggest bulkheads. Matt does a quick explanation of #6, which will lead into our cockpit, before we give the grand tour of how things are laid out in our galley and salon – now that we have it all marked on the floor. 🙂

And after some trimming of bulkhead 4 to get it to fit into place *just right* we spend an afternoon adding the coves and fiberglass to permanently bond it to the deck.

Oh, and Georgie even makes a cute cameo at the end!

Tune in to see how things are shaping up!

We hope you enjoy!

Much love from Annapolis!
Jessica, Matt & Georgie

Episode 185 Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NghDnPqHqk0&t=562s&ab_channel=MJSailing

Episode 185 Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJvD_SE0dXk&ab_channel=MJSailing

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Video of English Moore:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DWyt38xbGE&t=580s&ab_channel=MJSailing

Video of bonding inner hull side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtmMtGAksMk&ab_channel=MJSailing

Video of bonding bridge deck:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFt0WowrGo&ab_channel=MJSailing

Videos made by Jessica, featuring Matt and Georgie.

00:00 – Unwrapping Our Cockpit Bulkhead
01:00 – Intro
01:31 – Measuring Bulkhead Openings
02:53 – The Layout Of Our Salon
04:45 – Trimming Bulkhead 4 Into Place
05:46 – Is It All Plumb and Level?
11:30 – How to Pre-Mix Thickened Resin
13:54 – Bonding Awkward Spaces
14:52 – Preparation Is Key
17:15 – Bonding Our Reinforced Bulkhead
21:58 – End of Day Thoughts
23:22 – Patreon Wall of Names
25:53 – Closing

Music:
Fish On Land – Blood Red Sun
No Pockets – Yellowbase
The Storm In You – Mike Parr
You Are All Alone – Johan Svensson
Pandemonium – The Mondays

Camera equipment used:
– Panasonic Lumix GH5
– Shure VP83F shotgun microphone – https://amzn.to/2rsIHLL
– GoPro Hero8 –

Previous Boats:
1983 Trisalu 37 – custom aluminum, built in Quebec (Elements of Life)
Where we’ve been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown, Florida; Abacos, Bahamas; St. Barth’s; St. Maarten; Antigua; Saba; Azores; Ireland; Scotland; Norway; England

1989 Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. – Bahamas – Jamaica – Cuba – Cayman Islands – Honduras – Guatemala – Belize – Mexico – Bermuda – Azores – Madeira – Canary Islands – Sint Maarten – BVI’s – USVI’s

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Adobe Premier Pro

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