Paul
Thanks to you and Graham for the very timely info. I am delaying the boat
conversion a few days to follow your example. One thing that I am not
clear about from your pictures though....Is the splash permanently fixed
to the pitch rod containment bulkhead or have you made the bulkhead
removable?
Paul Atkinson
> Delighted to seet the pics of my rear bulkhead and pitch rod
> containment > bulkhed on the support site. The top is not yet as advertised
> bonded
> on, > although I don't forsee any problems. Many will have spoted that this
> is > an XS and not as described a Classic. Positioning where to take the >
> spash
moulding from the fin is tricky,as tiny movements fore and aft in
> > such a highly raked finmake a large difference in hight - make sure you
> > have the upper canoe clecoed in position before positioning the splach >
> > moulding
on the bulkhed. But having done so you have the great
> advantage > that the bulkhead is secured to the fin fore and aft rather than
just > aft if you try to do it 'in situ'. For both splash mouldings I merely >
lined the upper fuselage with cling film as a release agent
>
> The upper and lower stops for the elevator counter balance weights are
> 4 > plies of BID with rubber stops formed from sections of auto fan belt >
> reduxed
and riveted onto the inside.
>
> REgards
>
> Paul Stewart #432
>
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