Installing Vertical Stabilizer - Seagull Models SEA 285 Assembly Manual

INSTALL RUDDER CONTROL HORN.
Repeat steps to install the rudder control
horn as same as steps done for ailerons.
Fiberglass control horn

INSTALLING VERTICAL STABILIZER

1) Using a modeling knife, remove the
covering from over the precut hinge slot
cut into the lower rear portion of the fu-
selage. This slot accepts the lower rudder
hinge.
Remove covering.
Fill Epoxy.
2) While holding the vertical stabilizer-
firmly in place, use a pen and draw a line on
each side of the vertical stabilizer where it
meets the top of the fuselage.
3) Slide the vertical stabilizer back in
place. Using a triangle, check to ensure that
the vertical stabilizer is aligned 90º to the
horizontal stabilizer.
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