Bulkhead: Laying Off & Fitting a Centerline Stiffener

Castle. OE31. Shows how to lay off and set a center T-bar stiffener to a watertight bulkhead. Emphasizes advance planning of the work for the most economical cutting of the T-bar stiffener and tipping bracket from an I-beam, laying off of stiffener and brackets from templates, and the necessity for constant checking with the blueprint. Shows how to cut a T-bar stiffener tripping bracket from an I-beam, how to back mark and mark the 4-, 8-, 12-, 16-, 20-, and 24-foot water lines on the T-bar stiffener; how to fit the tripping bracket to the end of the main bracket; how to tackweld the stiffener to the bulkhead ready for production welding.