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Re: Off Topic: Bulkhead for existing kayak
By:JohnK
Date: 7/8/2011, 9:31 pm

: Hi
: I recently purchased a kayak but it has only one bulkhead and
: wanted to install a fwd bulkhead. In order to get a sizing for
: the bulkhead I marked the outside of the hull at the place where
: the bulkhead was to go with 1" intervals and using a spirit
: level measured from the level to the hull at the intervals.
: Results of the plot were poor so thought I'd see if anybody had
: good way of going about this!
: Many thanks
: Pat

Sorry I chimed in late, but -
I've got one of those standing lamps with a long flexible neck.
The lamp is dead, but the neck would reach to about 1/2 of the hull.
If you curve it around the inside of the side, you could easily get the side curvature. Then across the inside deck, and lastly if needed across the bottom (largely flat).
JohnK

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Off Topic: Bulkhead for existing kayak
Pat -- 7/7/2011, 1:00 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/7/2011, 2:14 pm
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StephenHJ -- 7/7/2011, 2:42 pm
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David Bynoe -- 7/7/2011, 3:11 pm
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Mike Savage -- 7/7/2011, 6:19 pm
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David Bynoe -- 7/8/2011, 10:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2011, 6:21 am
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Deano -- 7/8/2011, 9:14 am
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Reg Lake -- 7/7/2011, 4:03 pm
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Steve Hill -- 7/7/2011, 4:39 pm
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george jung -- 7/9/2011, 12:05 am
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Rob Hallett -- 7/7/2011, 4:14 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/7/2011, 6:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2011, 6:24 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/7/2011, 6:28 pm
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Pat -- 7/8/2011, 4:45 am
Interesting little challenge
Jay Babina -- 7/8/2011, 7:57 am
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Dave Houser -- 7/8/2011, 3:12 pm
Re: Off Topic: Bulkhead for existing kayak
JohnK -- 7/8/2011, 9:31 pm