Starboard floor replacement piece cut and fit.
Deck cut away and grinder work to flatten area to accept 3/4 plywood.
Port side jigsaw puzzle cover in place.
Before fitting new piece just an open area which needed grinding.
The gas fill tube that we will use is the forward most. We are keeping the aft pipe in place in case it has to be used in the future if the forward pipe failed. Not likely but why not plan ahead. We capped the pipe on the top end by the fill.
We then attached a hose segment with pressure check apparatus and snifter valve which we pressurized to about 3 psi. After 15 minutes there was no drop in pressure so the fill pipe which has about six welds is not compromised and will not leak fuel. This is a little complex test but has to be done because switching to the other fill pipe is a major task once the deck is sealed.
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