Christian, One item to add to your comments regarding the upper and lower blocks in the CB trunk, is that they should not be installed until after the holes in the deck and hull are cut. I took over the construction of USA020 from Tom and Felix, and Tom had installed the CB Trunk with the lower block in place. At that point, there was no way to remove the lower block without either ripping into the hull bottom or removing the entire CB trunk. My decision was made for me, as the CB trunk was not straight and true, so I had to carefully Dremel-cut the fillets away and remove the trunk and starboard half of station eight. Bram suggested that running duct tape down each side of the hybrid outside the fillets would allow me to sand the excess epoxy away with a palm sander without damaging the cloth. It worked like a charm. I used the same technique to remove the 2" trim pieces from the top and bottom of the CB Trunk, as they were not installed properly. The CB Trunk was easier to reinstall with the 2" beveled trim pieces off, allowing me to true up the trunk and get a tight fit for the beveled trim pieces on the top and bottom. The moral of my story is that you can fix things later, but it is much easier to do it right the first time. Tom had also forgotten to cut the lower vent holes in station eight, so I also added those before replacing the trunk. Before installing the deck, I will cut the lower CB trunk hole and install the block per the revised CB instructions for load-bearing surfaces. Be sure to follow Bram's instructions for placing the CB block load on the hull and deck surfaces and not the trunk. Attached is a photo of the correctly centered trunk, prior to repair of the off-centered gap in station eight, and a photo of the finished trunk. You can see how off-centered the trunk was prior to the repair by the gap on the port side. I hope this tale helps someone avoid the same mistakes made in my Solo. Bill Scheumann USA020 and USA040
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