User Manual

METHOD 2: Mounting the Cowl with Wood Screws

Hard point

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A. If using wood screws to fasten the cowl, mark

the screw hole locations over the hard points under the

covering on both sides of the fuselage where shown.

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B. Make four screw hole templates as shown from thin

plastic or cardstock. Tape the templates to both sides of

the fuselage, aligning the holes in the templates over the

marks made over the hard points.

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C. Fit the cowl into position. If you haven’t yet done so,

trim the propeller cutouts in your spinner cone to ﬁ t the

propeller, and then mount the propeller and spinner.

In the following steps it may be helpful to have an

assistant drill the holes while you hold the cowl…

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D. Holding the cowl in position, use one of the templates

as a guide to drill the ﬁ rst 3/32" [2.4mm] hole through the

cowl into the fuselage.

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E. Enlarge the hole in the cowl only with a 1/8" [3.2mm]

drill. Mount the cowl to the fuselage through that ﬁ rst screw

hole with a #4 x 1/2" [13mm] Phillips screw.

Don’t forget to put the 3/32" [2.4mm] drill bit back into

your drill before drilling the next hole.

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F. Holding the cowl in alignment again, drill the second

3/32" [2.4mm] screw hole. Enlarge that hole in the cowl

only and insert the second screw.

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G. Drill the two holes and mount the other side of the

cowl to the fuselage the same way.

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H. After all the holes have

been drilled remove the cowl.

Use CA to glue the thin,

plastic bushings to the inside

of the cowl centered over the

holes.

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I. Add a few drops of thin

CA to each screw hole in the

fuselage and allow to harden.