The carbon deck stiffener works great. You can just barely tell the difference between stiffener and stiffener held in place by 3 scissor jacks, on stringers and keelson. I am very happy. And with a 1" carbon part, the tank fits. It didn't with a 2x4 held in with shoddy woven roving.
I tabbed in the forward side of the forward tank bulkhead today with 2 layers of 1708DBM in vinylester. And fit the trapezoidal spacers for the tank-engine compartment bulkhead. I glued them down with 1/32" milled fibers, glass micro balloons and fumed silica in vinylester.
The tank deck goes in well for a dry fit and the Moeler FT-5056-R1 tank fits nicely. I will foam it all in place.
I still have to patch the hole for the old thru-hull for the head water intake, install a midships/ cockpit drain bilge system, fit the rear bulkhead, patch the strip from the fuel tank hatch to engine cowl, change the raw water impeller, plumb and wire the tank and splash to check for leaks. Before the end of June.
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