Finally after sweat and tears Carinthia is ready to go

I put together a collection of pictures of the repair we made of the front bulkhead of Carinthia.This was a major repair that delayed us for the first race. We managed to make the WYC night race our shakedown cruise.The top had rotted out because it had not been sealed and the tabbing was not totally across the top. The extender line had pulled right out of the bulkhead because of rot. The bottom cavity had rotted out because TPI had put no water protection inside the cavity. In this case we decided to use 3/8" marine plywood for the front and sliced up some mahogany boards and epoxied them on for the cabin house side. Of course we made sure the bulkhead was sealed on all edges. We put in blind nuts to attach the back of the bow pulpit because the bulkhead is directly below the attachment point. We also put in an access port for the cavity for easy cleanout and inspection.