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I have owned my Bristol 29 for 21 years now, and have studied her lines,
especially her sheer a lot. Since I said offshore and singlehanded, I've
always felt the biggest safely flaw in her design was a lack of bulwarks.
For me the cute little teak toerail, one inch tall doesn't cut it. So for
this refit I have decided to improve her sheer and build bulwarks
This is a
cross section of the idea.
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On top
of the original toerail is a board (teak at the areas of the hawse
pipes, closed cell Styrofoam elsewhere) the width of the toerail and
glued to it.
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Outside is another board of teak or foam that varies in width and taper
in order to extend the angle of the topsides. Thus at the bow, as show
in the drawing, the bulwark will be considerable wider that as if
follows aft. The teak areas where the hawse pipes need reinforcement
will be secured thru the teak board, thru the toerail and the hull to
deck joint with long carriage bolts.
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The
boards on each side are covered in layers of biax and cloth in epoxy.
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The
insides and outsides are faired smooth and painted.
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A 1"
thick teak caprail finishes off the bulwarks.
The sheer
will be trimmed so that at the bow the bulwarks are about 5" tall, dropping
to about 3" at amidships, and about 3-1/2" at the stern. I haven't figured
out how to handle the taffrail yet but I think it will be open for about 3
inches on each side adjoining the bulwarks.
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