Vito bulkhead template

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Use our van size guide tool height Van Size Guide Back. Van Size Guide Start by typing your van model followed by year to see the possible options. Shopping Options Van Make. Van Bulkheads. View as Grid List. Show 45 All per page. Add to Cart. Sand the fiberglass flush to the hull so it provides a mechanical bond for the replacement tabbing to hold the new bulkheads. The job of scribing the exact shape is next. First, make an exact template of the bulkhead in cardboard.

Now push your curved piece of cardboard as close as you can to the curve of the hull. Cut along the pencil line and if necessary repeat until the cardboard conforms to the shape of the hull.

You should have one big piece of cardboard with lots of taped-on extensions to approximate your bulkhead. It may look agricultural but it will be an effective template. Using your cardboard template, trace out the pattern on a piece of marine plywood. Cut and dry fit your plywood in the boat to make sure it fits. I use epoxy to coat and seal the plywood. This prevents the new bulkhead from wicking up moisture and rotting like the original.

Now you are ready to tab the bulkhead into position using glass matte or roving and make your boat as strong as ever. Written by: Peter d'Anjou. A one-time executive editor at Sailing World magazine, he writes about his passion for racing and boating. Having managed a large yacht repair facility in the NE U.