Great Planes CAP 232 40 Kit - GPMA0232 - Manual (Page 28)

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5. Edge glue three 3/32" x 3" x 18" balsa sheets
together, making a 9" x 18" sheet.
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6. Prepare the two turtle deck sheets by cutting the
balsa sheet you made in step 5 to the sizes shown in
the sketch.
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7. Glue both turtle deck sheeting pieces to the fuse top
as shown.
Note: The grain runs parallel to the top stringer, NOT the
fuse top.
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8. Wet the outside of the sheeting with your water and
alcohol solution. Wrap the sheeting around the formers and
tape it in place. Let the sheeting dry before trying to fit the
sheeting to the main stringer.
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9. Now that the sheeting has conformed to the turtle
deck shape, trim the top edge so that the sheeting fits tight
against the gluing stringer. Glue the sheeting to the gluing
stringer, main stringer, and formers.
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10. Sand the sheeting flush with the rear of F9 and the
front of F4.
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11. Cut the 5/8" x 1" x 8-7/8" balsa stick into two 4" long
fin fillets. Hold the 1/4" x 1" x 4" balsa dummy fin
centered on and vertical to the fin base. Mark THE FIN
BASE on both sides with a pen.
Note: It is VERY IMPORTANT that the dummy fin align with
the centerline of the fuse. A good way to check this is to
sight down the dummy fin, aligning it with the main stringer
on the turtle deck.
14"
1-1/16"
17"
5-1/4"
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