It has been a LONG day… I have helped Richard seal the fuel tanks and this has taken much of the day. The idea behind sealing the fuel tanks tanks is to grab this goop that is like a thick icing when mixed. And over times it gets harder, like a hard rubber.

The fuel tanks are about 1m wide and about 50cm deep and 30cm high, and have 5 ribs in them. Basically in previous months we put the entire tank together with the exception of a plate that is about 1m wide and 30cm wide. This is held on with about 2-300 rivets. And under this plate under each rivet is this black goop. It makes tons of mess… Richard and I went through over 100 disposable gloves today… and we actually ran out. Then we used acetone to clean everything off afterwards.

This is not the nicest job, but at least it is now finished. Richard could have got the fuel tanks built for him at US$1800 but this is a lot of pay for the amount of work needing to be done.

Right now I am zonked. The sealant is horrible, and gets everywhere. Time for a shower and a something to eat I think…

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