Alrightly, she has started, been in the back of my head for the last 2 years and now its time to get started. It will be rather slow, but since it took two years to start, lets hope its not another two before i finish it.

Started on the canopy section as I thought that would be a good start, easy on into it. Since the canopy had been sitting for so long, there was a small warp in it, so i've attached it to the fuse to sit in the sun for a week or two.

The clear plastic was cut out using a dremel and a steady hand, as you can see I went  a bit larger on the cut, its easy enough to shave off to get to fit right.

So with that sitting and getting its shape back, I went on the the retract. John supplies these FEMA retracts, great bit of hardware.

Using the 9mm play i've shaped and fitted both ends to fit snug in the fuse.

I'll apply fibreglass to fix this in, but first i'll get the doors sorted and fit position correct. I've placed (roughly) the retract to come out in its extended position so that it sits just forward of the spar system.

To secure it so the timber doesnt move, i've placed a 9mmx9mm square spruce attached to both ends in place.

Extended position.

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