Riveting the canopy

Thu, Sep 11 2003 @ 19:12 in Switzerland

Contributed by: Mick

A short note from the net about how to rivet the canopy.
   Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 01:05:23 EDT
   From: shiprv8@aol.com
Subject: Re: Canopy keeper rivets

I agree with Scott re stress ......I had the same "gap" at the rear.....I 
slid my bubble forward until it sat flush on the rear bow, retrimmed the edges 
and the front

One thing I found to be critical was to clamp everything from the rear toward 
the front....this allowed the bubble to "walk" toward the free end where you 
can do final trimming....you'll be amazed at the difference....working from 
front to rear just makes the bubble "pile up" at the worst possible place, i.e. 
the thick rear

Ship

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