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6. This fuselage has a 1/8" [3.2mm] balsa side and a 1/8"
[3.2mm] ply doubler. There is also a 1/4" x 1/4" [6.4 x
6.4mm] balsa filler stick glued to the bottom sheeting and
resting on the edge of the ply doubler. Cut the stick and
fuselage side down to the ply doubler. Do not cut deeper
than 1/2" [12.7mm], the thickness of the mounting block.
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7. After cutting down to the ply doubler, the mounting
block will likely protrude from the bottom of the fuselage
slightly; in our case it was 1/8". Trim the fuse side and ply
doubler until the mounting block is flush with the bottom of
the fuselage.
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8. Using epoxy, glue the 1/2" x 3/4" x 1" [12.7 x 19 x
25.4mm] support blocks to the fuselage sides as shown in
the photo. If your model does not have a former that the
mounting block can be glued to, you should make longer
support blocks to provide additional support.
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9. Using epoxy, glue the mounting block to the support
blocks, fuselage sides and former. Glue a filler strip to the
mounting block, if needed, so that the bottom sheeting can
be glued to the mounting block.
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10. Use the covering that you saved to cover the mounting
block and the fuselage sides. There may not be enough
covering, so do the visible part of the fuselage sides first.
Leftover Cub Yellow MonoKote
®
can be used on the bottom.
If the landing gear is still installed on the model, remove it.
Set the parts aside where you won’t misplace them.
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1. Install four nylon landing gear straps on each float
using eight #4 x 1/2" [12.7mm] sheet metal screws and
eight #4 flat washers. The side of the straps should be
Install the Float Gear Wires
INSTALL THE FLOATS
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