# Passagemaker - bulkhead fit

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-bulkhead-fit/48792>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-bulkhead-fit/48792 "2021-06-21T23:10:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Greenwald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@Bruce\_Greenwald](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Bruce_Greenwald)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-bulkhead-fit/48792/1 "2021-06-21T23:10:04Z")

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With the happy help of a few of my grandchildren I fairly quickly stitched together the port and starboard #1 and #2 hull panels. &nbsp;Only then did I discover that the stitching was apparently way too tight to accommodate the forward and aft bulkheads. &nbsp;I am now I. The process of loosening &nbsp;the stitches and trying to shape the angles of the hull panels to the bottom and sides of the bulkheads. &nbsp;It is proving to be a long and frustrating process with a lot of trial and error and I'm wondering if there are any tricks in getting this step accomplished?

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**Author:** ![Kris\_Kopitzke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@Kris\_Kopitzke](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Kris_Kopitzke)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-bulkhead-fit/48792/2 "2021-06-23T09:09:08Z")

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I think I had the same experience last summer stitching mine together. I was wqorried about running out of wire, but I ended up with plenty of extra copper wire when I was done stitching. So in hindsight, I'd suggest just snipping the too tight wires and stitching it again, a little on the loose side. As the hull all comes together, it's fairly easy to tighten it a little more as and where needed.

Savor this part of the building too - it's incredibly cool seeing how all those flat boards pull themselves into a boat shape.

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Greenwald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@Bruce\_Greenwald](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Bruce_Greenwald)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/passagemaker-bulkhead-fit/48792/3 "2021-06-25T20:06:33Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;I did go thru and loosen many of the stitches but still had problems. &nbsp;I then realized I had put some support under the middle when I had to leave the boat for a few days and forgot to remove it when I returned. &nbsp;Consequently the boat wasn't "sagging " nearly as much as intended. &nbsp;I don't understand the geometry but when the restored the sag by lowering the center support the hull opened up and pretty much accommodated the bulkheads without a lot of additional effort. &nbsp;I guess there is usually &nbsp;a reason behind most of the instructions - even when unstated.

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