Bill,

My set of tubes arrived today, also. That's a nice weight difference. Every bit helps.

According to my measurements, the inner tube is roughly 0.90 inches in diameter, and the sleeve is about 1.02 inches in diameter. (It's flexible, so not able to get a perfect reading.) The holes may not need to opened much, if at all.

Got the first coat of primer on the stab, ready to be sanded down. Working on sheeting the fin. I decided to try something different for sheeting the leading edges and will report if it works/is worth the trouble. Really want to get the tail surfaces done so I can start on the fuse. (I did use your idea of laying out the engine mount before the firewall is glued-in. Looks like a bit of the mount will need to be ground off.)

Beautiful day here. Would have been nice to get to the field, but I re-kitted one plane (I think it can be repaired) and the OS .95AX on the remaining flyable plane is acting up. Just because I can land dead-stick doesn't mean that I enjoy it.

Cheers,
Richard