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Old 12-15-2010 | 10:05 AM
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From: Cape L\'\'\'\'\'\'\'\'Agulhas, SOUTH AFRICA
Default RE: First kit, first mistake...

This is a gentle trainer plane, so no huge stress forces involved i.e such in a high speed or large aerobatic plane.

I would cut a piece of ply the width of the inside fuse and 15 - 20 mm wide (high) and epoxy it in place (if you have the space) on the fuel tank side. Fill the original hole with a piece of wood & epoxy and redrill it later. Or, if you can still change the dowell in the wing, go for a larger diam dowel (get it from a hardware store) and drill out the skew holes to the size of the new, larger dowel - probably the easiest option.

The idea of the new piece of ply i.e 3 - 4 mm is that it now carries the load whilst the original holes guide it and help to carry load. Expoxy, especiall 24 hr type set rock hard. Good enough to fill hole.
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