Scott,
Thanks for the offer, it's nice to know that I have a potential fallback plan if I mess the wing up.
So far so good, I've repaired the damage on the fuse side and started on the wing sheeting. I'll post pics when at a good point.
When peeling the tape off of the horizontal stabilizer it became apparent that this is an OLD bird. The masking tape wrapped around the stab cores was like paper mache.
Note to self: don't use masking tape to temporarily hold something together for 20 years
Mitch