Last year when I did my frame-hull attachment I messed up one hole and ended up hogging out the stringer.
Tonight I went in to reglass that, but started thinking. When I did my bulkhead I had reversed the channel bracket bolt, thinking that it was incorrect (page 10) because bolts hould always go "down, back and in". Looking at how far I had dug into the stringer for the frame mate it struck me that maybe there was a reason for the bolt to be upside down, so I tested the channel bracket with the bolt in from the bottom, and double checked the manual.
Sure enough, I had screwed up by redoing it "down back and up", the channel bracket bolt MUST come in from the bottom so you don't dig too much of the stringer out making room for the nut. So I spent tonight adding/fitting foam, and I'll reglass the stringer tomorrow.
Tonight I went in to reglass that, but started thinking. When I did my bulkhead I had reversed the channel bracket bolt, thinking that it was incorrect (page 10) because bolts hould always go "down, back and in". Looking at how far I had dug into the stringer for the frame mate it struck me that maybe there was a reason for the bolt to be upside down, so I tested the channel bracket with the bolt in from the bottom, and double checked the manual.
Sure enough, I had screwed up by redoing it "down back and up", the channel bracket bolt MUST come in from the bottom so you don't dig too much of the stringer out making room for the nut. So I spent tonight adding/fitting foam, and I'll reglass the stringer tomorrow.
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