Today I wanted to screw in the final stainless fasteners along the sheer and the cabin sides. I redrilled all holes to the correct depths (30mm on the longitudinals, 50mm on the futtocks). But then I got sidetracked by the carlings. Spaced 30cm, running from the forward bulkhead to frame D. Completely rigid as frame D will be supported by the compression post. I already ordered a hatch, a minimalistic 30x30cm contraption, will let in some light and air. The actual hole is something like 26x26cm which means my head may or may not even fit through. We will see.
Cutting into my carefully laminated deck beams was a bit scary, but luckily I managed not to cut too deep.
I did not want to cut deeper than absolutely necessary which means the carlins have to be about 2 cm at the crossing point. Together with the deck plating this will still make for a relatively stiff construction and will support the hatch sides nicely.
Glued and filleted:
As for the screws I got distracted from: their time will come tomorrow.
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