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RV-9A: Project Entry

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Started work on the F-623 Ribs
I'm back!! My wife and I decided to remodel our guest bathroom after my son accidentally broke off the shower handle at the nub. We decided to go all out on this project, new tile around the tub and potty, new tile on the floor, new paint on the walls, ceiling and cabinet, new light fixtures and a fancy mirror border. I have a new appreciation for those guys who do tile work for a living. For me, it was right up there with building the RV tanks. I finished the tile work and we are now in the downhill run with the paint and other stuff. I'll post some pictures when it's finished. Now, back to the project. Figuring out the F-623 outer ribs was very confusing and by looking at other builders comments about this part, they were confused too. Basically what it boils down to, is cutting off each end off the ribs so they don't touch the flange of the spar at each end of the rib. Then you cut two small pieces of scrap (032) from the tailkit scrap bundle to attach the F-623 to the spars on each end.

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