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[andy00]

Illustration 139 on page 52 of the Assembly Manual shows the bow assembly lashed to the keel. The captions reads "glue this joint." Does that mean that the assembly should be glued to the keel or does it refer to gluing together the two parts of the bow assembly as described on page 33?
Thanks, Andy

[Hirilonde]

Gluing the 2 parts of the assembly together is the answer. I am not sure how important it is to the final result, but it sure makes aligning the bow during lashing easier.

edit: I don't think gluing any of the stringer (keel, chine, gunwale or deck stringers) to frame joints would be a good idea. The completed fuselage twists a little in use and I bet glued joints would fail down the road.

[Kudzu]

WOOPS! No, don't glue that joint. Not sure where that came from.

I am making notes of any mistakes like that so I can correct them before I print the next batch. If you know of anything else let me know.