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Preparation of Shaft Pipes
Check to assure the shaft pipes slip easily onto the keel and rudder shafts. Remove burrs from the shafts and inside edges of the pipes if required.
Shaft Pipes should be a snug fit in the hull. If the holes in the hull are too small, enlarge them using a matchstick wrapped with sandpaper. Invert the hull to work on the keel and rudder holes.
Before gluing, prepare the outside ends of the pipes by cleaning with a solvent (alcohol works) before and after sanding the pipes. Also clean the holes in the hull.
CAUTION: Position the bottom end of the keel pipe in the hull so it is flush or slightly inside the edge of the hole.
CA glue the keel pipe and the compression post at the same time. CA glue both ends of the keel pipe from inside the hull. Invert the hull to glue the top of the keel tube and compression post. The thin glue will penetrate the wood and also seal the tube to give a good bond.
Rudder Pipe Installation
Remove burrs from the inside lip of the area in the cockpit where the pipe holder (white part #3) is installed.
Insert the rudder tube up through the hull from the underside until it is flush or slightly protruding from the outside of the hull (the small amount of protruding tube can be easily sanded off during the hull finishing steps).
Center the top of the rudder tube by eye in the open area of the cockpit floor. CA glue the bottom of the tube in place by running the thin glue down from the inside. Allow the glue to cure.
Run a bead of CA glue around the seating lip and place the pipe holder (White Part #3) gently into position.
Place a small drop of CA glue on the aft side of the exposed upper tube at the point where the tube meets the plastic. Capillary action will create a proper seal around the tube.
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