Top Ready to Glue

Yesterday we fitted the top/front piece of Filon, mostly.  Today we finalized the fitting.  Meanwhile, Sean has rigged a system to suspend the Filon above the trailer.  The purpose of this is to allow us to spread the glue onto the trailer and drop the Filon down onto it, using the vent fan hatch as a locator.

Given the height of the trailer, it would be very difficult to move the piece of Filon over a glued surface without dragging on it, even with several people involved.  This system allows us to drop the vent hole section into place, then work forward to the front, then drop the rear.

The only final preps are to a) work out the clamping arrangement at the rear (we have it figured, just not installed) - (we're talking about band clamps from the front to the rear to hold the piece down) - and to clean the glue-side of the Filon and remove any dust from the trailer itself.

Here is a shot of the Filon suspended above the trailer, in position, via Sean's rigging: