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Re: Europa-List: Joggle Joint

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Joggle Joint
From: RK Hallett III <n100rh@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 23:15:38

This most likely won't make you feel better, but mine did the same. ;( 
and I just made it work.

Ralph


DuaneFamly@aol.com wrote:

>
>Good day All,
>
>I have been putting the top on and off several times now to get things just  
>right. One thing that I have noticed is that while all the horizontal epoxy  
>joints seem to line up, the joggle joint doesn't seem to be fully overlapped.

>With all things in set, the front lip to the firewall clecoed in place, and 
>the  trailing edge of the fin lining up, I still get only about a 60%  overlap

>in the joggle area. That's about a 3/8" (10mm) gap that does  not provide 
>strength. Have others had this problem? Is it a problem? Getting  closer to 
>bonding

>on the top and was just a little concerned.  
>
>Mike Duane  A207
>Redding, California
>XS Conventional Gear
>Just about to put the top  on but still finding little things to do before  
>that.
>
>
>  
>




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