The screw on the right side is interfering with the guide block so I chamfered the outside bottom edge as instructed. But the struts aren't installed and there's really no way to do this right. So I think I'll wait until those are reinstalled. Meanwhile, I dug out the seal spacer and adjusted it so it lays pretty flat along the aft edge of the forward skin. Then I wrapped it in .05 width duct tape, and added enough to make the width about .075 and secured it in place. I have some concerns about the effect of duct tape on the nice panel blank but we'll just have to see. I got some masking tape and paper and masked off the instrument panel and the interior against dripping epoxy. I have concerns about the outside ends of the forward part of the canopy which sit below the front skin. That's quite a gap. I would think some modeling clay in there would make the fiberglass strips sit better. We'll see. I don't think that's in the instructions. I added strips of duct tape along the edges of the forward skin as directed. I added 10 strips each on the first 30 inches along the upper fuselage skin, and I drew a 2 1/2" reference line from the canopy skirt along that edge. I got the foam blocks out and marked how they are to be cut but decided not to do that today. Not exactly sure what the best way to cut should be.