Joining front and rear fuse and front hatch mounts

Plastic screw sleves ground away

Two plywood templates cut

Dowel holes melted with hot wire

Dowels epoxied in place

Front and rear fuse sections joined together

Weights used to keep the fuse from falling over during glue cure

Front plate ready for glue and mating to front fuse

Rear of hatch taped down for glue to dry

Front hatch dowels complete

Rear hatch hold down installed

Plywood doubler installed, drilled and threaded for 1/4-20 nylon thumb bolt

Rear hatch hold down complete