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Cowling fits between deck halves.
Decks being epoxied in place.
Tape and clamps are your friend!
The cowling covers most of the open center
section.
Before you glue anything, lets test fit the
deck.
Using a couple of small clamps, clamp one
deck to the deck support near the front and
rear. Line up the rear of the
sponson with the deck, and line up the deck
inside edge with the centerline you drew on
the deck support.
When the deck is lined up correctly, add
clamps along the deck support. Clamp the
nose as well.
Use masking tape, tape the rear portion of
the deck down. Tape at the transom too.
Continue taping the front portion.
Make sure that the inside edge of the deck
matches your centerline on the deck support.
It is important that the space between the
deck halves is 6-1/2 inches, as this is where
the fiberglass cowling sits, and by a freak
coincidence, is also 6-
1/2 inches wide…
If all looks well, make a mark on the deck and
deck support. This will make it easier to line
up the deck when you are gluing it in place.
Remove the tape and clamps.
For the deck installation, make sure that the
hull is sitting on your flat work surface, and
the rear is sitting on a ¾ inch gluing block. If
the hull is twisted, the deck installation will
lock it in that position. Weight the hull down
so that it remains straight.
You will need a small glue brush and a credit
card or piece of thin plastic or wood for the
next steps.
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