Yes, the cowl is sleeved over the fuselage.
Also, this plane comes pre-hinged with WM metal hinges. They have barbs on them and are epoxied in place.
I really do like this airplane. I'd be curious about the kits that are available today. I bet they ironed out a few bugs. BTW, this plane has an aluminum tube spar-very nice. Not the small pieces of lite ply that you have to glue together and install....