Today I moved both “ready” deck panels so I could rout, for H joins, those edges facing the anchor lockers. This will ease the build of the anchor hatch.
A few days back I had modified the engine crane and proved it had just enough travel to lift the panels 150mm. This is more than enough to apply glue to all the verticals and lower the deck before the glue goes off. However as it cannot swing or move the panels, I had to wrestle, slide and rotate both panels.
To avoid turning the panels over for the second pass, I placed my level as a guide for the bearing on the bit and adjusted the plunge depth.
Below – Next 4 photos show the rebating for the H joins. Although I have strong extractor, the throat of the router and this bit are very large, so balsa and some glass went everywhere. Looks neat, feels awful.
Below – Both panels routed.
Below two photos – After another struggle I had them back to their respective locations and alignments and the port panel slung under the crane – now ready for glue and fitting in the morning.
The Scrumble Project 