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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #23, Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat	Build	22-Sep-09 21:52
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David Duckett	Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #23, Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat	Build	22-Sep-09 21:52
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John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 22:03
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Epoxy set up. Even W/O more struts and bracing flotsam and jetsam are part of the fuse. Fabricated the Al cover plates for the float ferrules.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 22:00
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Attached the engine and covered the float mounting plates with a first coat.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 20:06
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The four main struts are in the hands of the molecules. Tomorrow is another day. One pair of main struts are still required anterior to the lower wing cut out. I should be able to remove the foam block tomorrow and install them. A pair of bracing struts are still required as are bracing wires.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 18:24
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Waiting for the molecules to set. After this is solid, I will fabircate and attach a wire strut in the rear. Just before the space for the lower wing.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 18:21
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The wire strut will be covered and shaped. The wire should slip from the tube epoxyed to the float. The tube will be covered with an Al mounting plate.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 16:00
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According to my measuring stick, the fuse is centered over flotsam and jetsam.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 15:59
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The floats are forward of the engine as per reference photo. The scrap prop clears the floats.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	21-Sep-09 15:57
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Starting construction of the float struts.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	20-Sep-09 14:11
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The dowels have been amputated to give the required width. You can see the Al tubing, a large ferrule, which holds the assembly together. My goal is to fabricate the float mounts as two halfs that slip together and mount onto the fuse. This will make my transport easier.
John M Oshust	Dumas Kit #1805, Waco ARE	Build	20-Sep-09 14:07
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A great deal of thought will be required before the float stuts are manufactured and installed. Proper positioning is critical.

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