Tabbing in bulkheads

[theFunsmith]

I am currently shaping and my bulkheads, using Coosa Bluewater 26, and glassing them all over. I will be tabbing them in place shortly. With regards to tabbing them in place, I was planning on using strips of 1708 over fillets. I was wondering how many layers is considered sufficient for a bulkhead tab, and how wide I should be making the strips. I am using epoxy for the tabs if that matters.

[RickK]

I used 2 layers - fillet plus 3" plus 6" and it really doesn't matter whether you put the small down first or last, they'll both be one when it hardens.

[mshugg]

I think I used three layers, 4”, 6” & 8” with about a 1/2” fillet in the corner.  That roughly matched the thickness of the roving that AS used to tab in my stringers.

[McAllgeyver]

I used just two layers, about 3" wide, and stagger them. Meaning run the first layer just a tad high and the second layer just a tad low. Two is plenty sufficient as long as the bonding surfaces are prepped well.