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Be positive that bulkheads are in correctly before
gluing!
Note that air vents are on the left side.
Bulkhead 6 and transom gusset glued to bottom.
Once you are satisfied with the fit of the
bulkheads in the stringers, wick some thin
CA into the joints. Don’t glue bulkhead 3
until the others are done.
Don’t use so much CA that it drips off the
part. Thin CA is about as thick as alcohol,
so it runs and seeps everywhere.
Hit each joint with accelerator to harden it.
Only glue once, we will go over the joints a
second time after we fit this assembly to
the bottom. If needed, we can break
the glue joints pretty easily at this point, but
not after double gluing.
Now glue bulkhead 3, being careful to align
the bottom part flush with the step in the
side stringer.
Fit bulkheads 4 and 5, making sure that
they fit tightly to the side stringers. Wrap a
rubber band around bulkhead 5 to keep it in
the stringers.
Set this assembly aside for now.
Bottom
Place the bottom sheet on the building
board, so that the right side is facing away,
and is marked.
All slots in the bottom are offset to the right.
Check the fit of the transom gusset into the
bottom. Make sure it fits tightly to the
bottom. Also check the fit of the gusset into
bulkhead 6, and the fit of the bulkhead into
the bottom. If all is well, clamp a piece of
wood to the rear of bulkhead 6 to keep it
straight, then glue it to the bottom and to the
gusset with thin CA. Be sure the back of the
bulkhead is flush with the back edge of the
bottom. Hit this with accelerator. Glue again,
and hit with accelerator again.
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