The stern section of the aft enclosure was the most difficult part. The deck has a crown to it, which means you have to cut a nice curve on the bottom of the panel to fit. But the deck also has an arc in the horizontal axis. AND, to help shed rain, I also wanted it to be tilted slightly inboard at the top. Everything worked out fine except for one thing: the deck is more than 8′ long, which is the length of the aluminum sheets I bought. So, to span the entire deck width I’d have to stitch two panels together. I welded the first one in, then stitched the other panel to it. What I should have done is stitch them together flat, then bend the whole panel to the arc of the deck, which would have created a smooth arc. Instead, I ended up with a hard line at the seam because I was unable to bend the one short panel enough to match the arc of the longer panel that was already welded in.
I guess that’s why they make fairing compound… 😉
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