A fillet is necessary on both sides of the bulkheads where they intersect the hull strakes and everywhere else where plywood panels meet. I am using a mix of fillers recommended by Russell Brown which results in a medium hard fillet that is still sandable. The area of the fillet is primed with straight epoxy + hardener, then fillers are added to the remaining epoxy mix until a peanut butter consistency is reached. The mix is applied to the primed joint and smoothed with a stick cut to the proper radius.
Now I am working aft of the keel trunk installing the floors. There are three floors that are built up from layers of foam and a spruce floor that will be immediately aft of the trunk.
Each layer of foam was cut using a full-sized pattern furnished by Bieker Boats. Six layers of 1/2" foam are glued together.
This floor has been shaped to fit and is ready to be glued to the hull strakes. The 1" PVC limber on the center line will allow spilled water to flow to a collection area lower in the boat.
Floors A and B have been glued and fillets have been started. Floor C is being glued, held down by lead bars.
The three foam floors are almost ready for reinforcement. They will each get 8 layers of 2" wide carbon tape interspersed with 4 layers of 300g cloth. The two floors in the foreground will be extended up after #3 and #4 hull strakes have been installed.
