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Originally Posted by FishStretcher
Re-reading this thread, and looking at scantling calculations from Dave Gerr's book, it looks like the boat might in fact be short a bulkhead...
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FishStretcher,
As you know, Dave Gerr's scantling rules for fiberglass boats are based on a structural grid of low stringers and a combination of floors and bulkheads to tie it all together. The 25 Seafari seems to be the only Seacraft model that relies on structural bulkheads. And I think you're right that there should be one more. The unsupported hull panel width between the keel and the stringers under the cabin is pretty wide.
Here's a link to my thread where I evaluated what I thought was going on with Connor's boat and what I did with mine to avoid it:
http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...=knife&page=10
Dave