Teardrop Lower Sides Covered

Today Sean and I covered the lower sides of the trailer with Filon.  Instead of using the FRP glue we used for the hatch and the front/top, we used classic contact cement.  We coated the wood twice - the first coating tends to absorb into the wood, so the second coat leaves ample cement for bonding to the sheet.

Here are views of the starboard side lower sheet installed prior to trimming, then after trimming.

Note that the apparent fuzzy edge at the rear is simply the peel-off protective plastic covering.  When the router trims the sheet, that protective covering tends to peel away rather than be cut.

Here is the port side sheet installed and trimmed:

And, despite my indication yesterday, I neglected once again to get a shot of the rigging used to keep the sheet away from the trailer surface so proper positioning and alignment could be achieved.  We will modify that rigging slightly for the upper sheets; I will do my best to remember to photograph it then.

Our next step is to rig the upper sheet installation, then invite Norman Brody to join us again since the upper sheets are going to be more unwieldy, making the extra set of skilled hands very valuable.