Installing the top longeron (1.8 hrs)
First off, a little update on the right sidewall surface finish.
The little epoxy bubble that kept appearing below the peel-ply sheet, but above the fiberglass, had a chance to dry out and the surface turned out a bit lumpy indeed.
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| Epoxy bubbles under the peel-ply sheet |
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| Dried epoxy bubbles on top of the fiberglass (peel-ply removed) |
Good thing that they sanded off easily, because there were quite a few of them.
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| Initial sanding of bubbles in the front section |
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| Initial sanding of bubbles in the rear section |
While the plans call for floxing the longeron while the fiberglass is still wet, I decided to use peel-ply instead, and postpone the longeron installation. I did this because I wanted to have the opportunity to ensure the longeron was perfectly straight, and lined up with the top of the foam. I accomplished this by backing it up to a straight-edge, and nailing it to the cured fiberglass. I then removed the longeron confident that I could return it to its proper position later.
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| Setting longeron's final position using nails and straight edge |
I flipped the longeron over, and applied wet-flox to it.
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| Longeron with flox ready to go back |
I then reinstalled the longeron with nails, put weight on it, and left it to cure.
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| Longeron being weighed down |
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