Trimmed Top

Yesterday we removed all the clamping from the top/front Filon and trimmed it to the sides of the trailer.  There were some areas that required follow-up regluing, and they were handled this morning.

Here is the front/top after trimming:

We also cut and installed the strips that cover the edge either side of the galley hatch.  These strips were installed with contact cement, not the FRP glue used on the top/front and hatch.

Today we began preparing to install the lower side piece on the starboard side.  To review, the sides are being done in two pieces since that allowed me to buy substantially less Filon.  The horizontal joint will be 18" above the side of the aluminum trailer, and will highlight the common axis for the ellipses.  (This is the major axis for the rear ellipse, and the minor axis for the front.)

After the trailer is painted I will install a trim piece to cover the joint.

As we have decided to use contact cement for the sides, the preparations include devising a method to keep the glued panel away from the glued side while getting the panel properly aligned with the trailer side.  I will have a photo of that in the next post.