Tony
If you have already bonded in your tailplane torque tube you risk
putting that out of alignment if you try any untwisting.
I think you should join the Twisted Europa Club. It is open to anyone
and there are no membership fees.
Paul
On Thursday, July 3, 2003, at 07:56 , Europa-List Digest Server wrote:
> From: Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw@optusnet.com.au>
> Subject: Europa-List: Twisted tail section, maybe??????????
>
> <tonyrenshaw@optusnet.com.au>
>
> Ok,
> As I may have someones attention, here is my problem. I am installing my
> rear bulkhead but before I do I realise there is an issue with
> determining
> some datums. I have determined my longitudinal axis on the floor of the
> inside of the boat, and now I notice that the mid point of the 132 mm
> between the leading edge of the fuse to fin union, is actually about 6
> mm
> to port of the floor centreline. My top fits really well currently,
> although I do believe that the top tail section twists easily. So, the
> question is, "do I accept the dis-orientation and if so, where do I
> determine to put the centre of the bulkhead top section, or do I
> straighten
> everything up using a jig( I build the best jigs) and then keep the
> centre
> of the bulkhead in its more logical orientation? I think the answer is
> pretty simple, but I also know that lots may have "just built on through
> this stage, as per the manual" and that would end up with a small
> distortion about the vertical "axis" of the tail section. It probably
> doesn't make that much difference, 6 mm, but I don't know whether to
> chase
> it out or not, or if I choose not to, whether it will result in creating
> more time absorption than had I done it the other way originally. So,
> whatdoyareckon???
> Reg
> Tony Renshaw
> Sydney Australia
>
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