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Cut lines marked on cowling.
Clamping a yardstick to the cut line
Cowling after cutting.
Trim the nose blocks for cowling clearance.
Using a Dremel cutoff wheel or a razor saw,
carefully make the ¾ inch high cut against the front
mount.
Then make the long cut. You can use a utility knife
if you lay the cowling on the edge of your bench.
You can also use a razor saw or Dremel.
Now we can trim the inside of the nose blocks for
clearance.
Use your razor saw to trim the insides of the balsa
nose blocks so that the cowling fits between them.
Cowl Mounting
Test fit the cowling on the boat.
It will not slide all the way back, as we have not yet
drilled the dowel hole in the bulkhead.
Set the cowl on the hull, and check the fit of the
bottom edge against the deck.
Sand the bottom edge of the cowling if need for a
nice fit.
