Join The Fin To The Fuselage - GREAT PLANES Pete'n Poke Sport 40 Instruction Manual

Refer to the sketch and these photos for the following
three steps.
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19. Drill two 1/16" holes through the aft end of the servo
hatch and the servo hatch mount. Enlarge the holes in the
hatch only with a 3/32" drill. Add a drop of thin CA to both
holes in the servo hatch mount and allow to harden.
Temporarily mount the hatch to the fuse with two #2 x 3/8"
screws and #2 washers.
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20. Glue a piece of 3/32" x 1" balsa sheeting across the
bottom of the fuse from the middle of former F1 aft. Make the
radio hatch the same way you made the servo hatch, then
screw it into position with two #2 x 3/8" screws and #2
washers.
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21. Remove the fuselage from the plan. Sand the edges
of the bottom sheeting and the hatches even with the
fuse sides.
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22. Sand the pushrod guide tubes even with the fuse sides.

Join the Fin to the Fuselage

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1. If you haven't done so already, final-sand the fin and stab.
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2. Temporarily install the stab into the fuse. Measure the
distance between both stab tips and the fuse sides. Adjust
the stab until both measurements are the same and the stab
TE is centered.
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3. Mark a centerline on the exact center of the fuse top
over former F2. Mark another line 1/8" to the left of the
centerline.
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4. Stick a T-pin through the centerline you marked in the
top of the fuse over F2. Tie a small loop in one end of a 40"
piece of non-elastic string such as monofilament or Kevlar
fishing line. Slip the loop in the string over the T-pin.
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5. Fold a piece of masking tape over the string near the
other end and draw an arrow on it. Slide the tape along the
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