---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 11/21/16: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 09:44 AM - Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! (Matt Dralle) 1. 09:42 PM - Re: Turtle Deck Help! (taildrags) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 09:44:37 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Pietenpol-List: Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists. Please take a moment and assure that your name is on that List of Contributors (LOC)! As a number of members have pointed out over the years, the List seems at least as valuable a building / entertainment tool as your typical magazine subscription! Assure that your name is on this year's LOC! Show others that you appreciate the Lists. Making a Contribution to support the Lists is fast and easy using your Credit card or Paypal on the Secure Web Site: http://www.matronics.com/contribution or by dropping a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics 581 Jeannie Way Livermore CA 94550 I would like to thank everyone that has so generously made a Contribution thus far in this year's List Fund Raiser! Remember that its YOUR support that keeps these Lists going and improving! Don't forget to include a little comment about how the Lists have helped you! Best regards, Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:42:41 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Turtle Deck Help! From: "taildrags" John; I've never built the turtledeck myself, but I've built similar things and I would have to agree with what Chris Tracy and others wrote... the best shot you'll have at it is to build the front and rear supports and then stretch some strings or thin slats between those stations to develop the lines of it. If you try to work your way aft, it'll probably end up being wavy or bumpy. I'll try to attach two pictures of how the turtledeck went together on 41CC, but you'll find that everybody has a different notion of how it should look. On 41CC, the stringers come together at the tail in a flat shape so as to fair into the horizontal stabilizer. Some make theirs rounded instead. You'll also notice that the stringers on 41CC have to twist on their way aft, so there are little 'holders' on the intermediate sections to hold them in their proper positions. The foam and glass guys would ask, why bother with all that fuss? Stick some slabs of blue or pink foam on the aft fuselage, get a 4' long piece of 2x4 and glue some 40 grit floor sanding paper onto it, and sand the foam to shape in about 15 minutes. Shop vac all the sanding dust off. Glass over it, remove the hardened turtledeck, dig out the foam, done ;o) -------- Oscar Zuniga Medford, OR Air Camper NX41CC "Scout" A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=462945#462945 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/tdeck2_186.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/tdeck1_456.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.