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Construction of a 50-foot sailboat continues in a farm workshop in southern Sweden, focusing on the installation of a structural lengthwise bulkhead.Watch To provide sound insulation between the guest cabin and a secondary cabin, the lower section of this bulkhead uses a 50mm PET foam core, twice the thickness of the upper 25mm section.11:06 This increased thickness also supports the weight of the salon sole, sofa, and navigation station.11:17 After laminating the fiberglass and vacuum bagging the panel, the crew cuts it to shape using a combination of a router, jigsaw, and palm router.15:31 The project also involves installing a new $1,200 two-stage cyclone dust extraction system to manage fine particulates in the wood shop.8:13 Future work will involve building a 2.7-meter span for the salon sofa and sole, requiring heavy tabbing to transfer structural loads into the hull and bulkheads.19:53 Doubling the core thickness significantly increases the stiffness of the sandwich panel.18:28

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