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Date:  4-2-2020
Number of Hours:  3.10
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Brief Description:  Assemble Doors

Having built two RVs and two Rans airplanes, I've had a fair amount of experience with fiberglass. So, I generally don't complain about the medium too much. But this cabin top and doors, albeit not that difficult, is just a butt load of glass. I can't imagine the work associated with a fully composite airplane...especially the EZ/Cozy builds. In any case, like many -10 builders, I'm going to install the McMaster-Carr door seals. As a result of that decision, there is a bit more work to do to prepare the cabin top for those seals. Today was one of the days I wasn't looking forward to. I had previously marked the appropriate 1/4" gap on the left side cabin top door opening. Today I broke down and sanded the entry lip down to provide for the 1/4" gap. The process was quite messy but very easy. I cleaned up the edge and sanded the "gutter" for a leveling mixture. I spotted this modification in one of the other Kitlog -10 sites. I layed 2" wide by 1/4" weatherstripping along the inside edge of the door and extended the stripping to the edge of the cabin top door opening. I mixed up Cab and micro to get a very thick filler which I applied all along the remaining gutter. I did not address the bottom edge of the door opening. That offset will be addressed next. I covered the weatherstripping in packing tape and reinstalled the assembly back on the plane. We'll see tomorrow how it all went.
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You can see the weatherstripping along the aft edge of the door.

You can see the weatherstripping along the aft edge of the door.

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