The first diagram is an accurate measurement of the plywood piece that the fuel tank will sit on. Dashed lines show the location of the White Oak framing it will be screwed to. I used two 1.5" wide pieces of 3/4" plywood and four screws to establish the four corners. I measured each edge and the diagonals.
This piece will also have the center cut out to allow access to the hoses when the tank is removed.
The reason for this complicated frame is to provide a secure base for the tank. Later ill be building a frame for the top of the tank such that it can be fastened with screws on all top edges. Ill be able to remove one plywood panel, a couple dozen screws, the hoses, and lift out an empty tank to service the bulkhead hoses.
The following is a pattern to build two shelves under the forward area of the cockpit seats. The port side houses shore power connectors. The starboard side houses the cockpit shower. My goal for these shelves is to provide extra storage accessible from the foot of each upper bunk in the aft staterooms.
I plan to store motor oil on the starboard side, and filters and spare parts on the port side. I am debating installing dividers to keep these area organized so thing stay in position.
Once these are cut, I have cleats in place to tab the starboard side in place. After that sets up I can tab it from the bottom using plastic covered boards to pressure fit the underneath tabbing.
Once these are done, I can cut pieces to raise the collision bulkhead higher. Ill probably use two more pieces on each side to completely close off the back of the boat. That will reduce the heating and cooling needs of the boat as well as prevent water from entering the middle of the boat from in a collision aft, or rudder failure.
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