Hello Mark,
It has been several years since I installed Graham's stern post. If
memory serves me this was not as easy of a task as I had hoped it would
be. At the time I wished I would have just followed the manual instead
of purchasing the stern post. However, you already have it as did I so
that is a moot point. I seem to remember a similar problem with my
installation. I do know that I had to remove quite a bit of foam from
the fin in order to get adequate bonding of the fin skin to the stern
post especially near the top of the fin that I actually removed so much
foam that the lightening hole was exposed. In the end though it did fit.
Hope this helps.
Erich Trombley
A028
Las Vegas, NV
> Hi All,
>
> I'm getting ready to fit the Graham Singleton stern post (any tips
> would be
> appreciated:) and in setting up I've noticed the two parts aren't
> that good
> a fit. The starboard side is a reasonable fit and I wouldn't be
> posting
> this email if the port side was the same. The port side is a good
> fit at
> the firewall and the overlap area along the side, but where it get's
> to the
> step (where it flares up for the fin) there is about 8mm from where
> the foam
> in the fusalage stops and the outer/inner skins meet. This will
> therefore
> make the overlap 8mm smaller so I'm worried about the strength of
> the joint.
>
> Is this something I should worry about? What is the minimum
> acceptable
> overlap at the joints?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark.
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