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Re: Europa-List: Confessions of a door latch hacker

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Confessions of a door latch hacker
From: Jeff Roberts <jeff@rmmm.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:16:43

on 9/4/03 3:47 PM, Gerry Holland at gnholland@onetel.com wrote:

> 
> For Jeremy's Hall of Infamy
> 
> I glued my Bob Archer VHF Aerial to the Stern Post prior to final gluing of
> Stern Post and Ribs to Fin. I prepared the area, mixed Redux and happily
> glued the lot together. I had had several 'dry' runs looking at the process
> to ensure all was complete in area before this very final sealing up. The
> most important task was to connect Aerial BNC connector to Ae!
> 
> Guess what. Completely forgot that job until next morning when all was well
> set. 
> 
> The cure was dire. Hole in the Port skin of Fin large enough for hand and
> then connect Aerial. Make good my escape by re-skinning the area.
> 
> Good fun this building lark!
> 
> BTW. There are plenty more of those!
> 
> Regards
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Holland
> Europa 384
> G-FIZY
> +44 7808 402404
> gnholland@onetel.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
Thats nothing,
I drilled my hinge holes for the trim tabs on the tail plane in the bottom
flange and had to glass them over to fix the stupid mistake.

Jeff Roberts
A258 




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