Ive been putting this major project off for about a year now. Ive got to repair my bulkhead where the chainplates mount. The chain plates leaked long before i got the boat and the PO never did anything to stop the leak. I did seal the holes in the deck with 5200(yes, i know bad idea). That worked for awile, but seems to have been leaking again. Well today wile cleaning up i noticed the chainplate has moved, so its now time to do this project. I started digging into the bulkhead, and its gone. In the picture you see the backing plate for the 3 chain plate bars. Where the formica is ripped off is where the most of the rot is. Im thinking i can cut out the rotted portion all the way to the hull and replace just that part since theres no way i can replace the whole bulkhead. I figure i will use 1'' plywood(good grade) and seal it with epoxy.I can tab it to the hull just like it is now and tab it to the left over part of old bulkhead.
Heres where the chain plates entre the deck. Im also thinking once ive got the bulkhead replaced and the chain plates reattached ill mix some epoxy and filler and fill the hole around the chainplates. Im also going to do this on the other side, since it looks the same only not rotted out.
