I had the same issue and just put in lots of extra wires and really cranked them down. The finished product looks perfect, after filling with faring compound and epoxy.
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carbon skinning hatch coversposted in Builders Forum
I thought the hatch covers needed a bit more strength so tried carbon fiber skinning for the first time. Happy with the results.
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ama/aka mounting problemsposted in Builders Forum
I found that by assembling the amas and alas off the boat on flat surface, as they were when the footplates were fitted, and then lifting it onto the boat in a single piece, the fit was much improv...
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ama/aka mounting problemsposted in Builders Forum
Today I tried to do the final fitting of the amas/akas and the critical step of drilling and bolting of the akas to the mounts while the amas were in position. I had dry fit the amas to the akas pr...
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AKA fittingposted in Builders Forum
Even with all the mouting plates, the aka just clears the deck in the midline
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AKA fittingposted in Builders Forum
I made the forward mounting blocks per the figure 5.5 (page 50 of manual), 2" x 6," and was dry fitting everthing together and found that when placed on the mounting blocks the aka touches the deck...
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CNC Shops around the Worldposted in Builders Forum
I found Wilson Custom cabinetry in Billings Montana and they did an excellent job of cutting my Amas for the sail conversion row cruiser. They have a beautiful CNC machine that cuts from full sheet...
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