The seat has not got glass on it, I used all the epoxy I had on the spar top cap! Supplies arrive this week, hope it will warm up so I can get it done.
The next thing was to do a test of the 44" modification of the formers. I want more room at the shoulders, so I modified the formers to have 44" at the top and taper in to where the normal curve would take place for a 40" wide. I used a sheet of corruplast from a sign shop to make the former at station 54. Used a large square and a level to work out the fine spots along the way in comparison to former 42. It is a lot more work than I thought it would be. But I still did it.
The formers were mounted on the strongback, 1 X 1.5 wood stringers are now being mounted from former to former making a support network for the foam to be attached. I put a 12 foot straight edge down the center line of the formers. Dead on! The red arrow points to the 44" shoulder modification.
Time to check the level lines of the formers. I used a straight edge and a level. Again dead on! Working with a strongback makes the level part so easy.
Formers and stringers on and ready for foam. Looking back at all the extra work, I would not build it with the taper from 44" shoulders to 40" hips. To get the lines right it took a lot of sanding of each individual stringer at the odd angles, just go with the 40" design or the 44" design to make it easier.
