Issac:
> I have 400 flights with my Xigirs C2 without any problem with the Canalizer.
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> You probably missed some thing in the building process.
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> The idea is to disperse the forces from the Canalizer to the all length of the vertical fin and it is done with Epoxy glue not with the bolt, see post 153:
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http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_93..._7/key_/tm.htm
You are absolutely right. I had missed the step where one glues the bottom of the canalizer to the entire length of the vertical fin. I used just the bolt to hold the canalizer in place and it sheared away just near the bolt (leaving the bolt in place, of course).
> The task of the bolt is to tighten the vertical fin to the fuselage, see post 149:
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http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_93..._6/key_/tm.htm
Yes. I see that now. I'll get a new canalizer and do it right.
Thanks! Much appreciated.
Atul