Prepped and primed the bottom skins and stiffeners. Started dimpling the bottom skins in the DRDT2.

3/16: finished dimpling both bottom skins. Cleared off the bench to set the skeleton upright on it to prepared for dimpling - it's too tall! Measure the width and check against the cradle; it's just the right width to support the rear fuselage upright and a little closer to the ground. It even balances on the flange but I clamped it down for good measure.

Started dimpling the substructure.

3/17: finished dimpling the substructure and the footwell stiffeners. Then fluted the stiffeners. Countersunk the holes in the aft spar and all the holes coincident with tabs. Then the big moment - cleco'd the bottom skins on the frame. That's about as far as I can take this section until I get a riveting partner for the skin.

3/19: well anal retentive me remembered that I planned to put Ekopoxy in the tunnel. So I proceeded to uncleco everything and masked off the tunnel and spar area to overcoat in Ekopoxy.