Gerry has finally gotten back to his Rufe. Here's the latest.
Pic #5584: Cardboard template drawn up with pertinent datum lines for main float screw-down post, along with basswood strip running down centerline. I set this up on the main pontoon to
check if the "V" struts were dead center. If they were, the datum lines off the template would be taken verbatim and transferred to the wing bulding plans. As it turned out, the V-struts
weren't absolutely parralell to the pontoon centerline. The change was taken into account on the cardboard pattern and transferred to its desinated wing half.
# 5585: All parts, modified and otherwise, laid out on the main table, along with the wing sheeting already pre-joined.
#5586: Hybid wing construction in effect, pinned down where possible and cemented in place. Not seen here was the trailing edge sheeting that was glued in place to dry overnight.
At this point the original Royal instructions call for the assembly to be removed from building board and placed upside down to have other parts glued to it. Hope I don't lose the
wash-out. The instructions also call for the opposite wing to be framed up.