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I am building mc 16.5. Should the deck beam be the same height as the forward bulkhead? My bulkhead is 12" high. the eeck beam is 12 3/4" high both measured from the center line. Thanks, Dick
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RE: deck beam height
No it will not be the same height, my MC 16.5 was ~1/2" difference. You should fine with 3/4" just do some dry fitting before you glue the deck on.
RE: deck beam height
» Submitted by PAG - Thu, 8/6/09 » 2:21 PM
Dick,
No, they are not the same height. If you pull a line from the top of the deck beam, at centerline, to the bow, it will NOT contact the bulkhead. The deck must be pulled down to the bulkhead, creating a curve (in profile) from the deck beam to the bow. This, combined with the deck camber, requires some compoud curvature of the deck panel so it takes a bit to pull everything into place. Be sure to do some dry-fitting before you get all slathered up with epoxy. You will also find things a little tricky just aft of the deck beam where you will fit up to the coaming. On my boat the line created where the deck hits the coaming has a slight hump. I have seen this on other MC 16.5s as well so I don't think it was just me.
Good luck. This, by the way, is a great boat to row with the Piantedosi row wing.
Paul G.