Tabernacle | Ninth Cock Up!

I was standing in the workshop looking at the tabernacle and trying to imagine it holding the 16' mast, which I have not yet made.

Out of curiosity I did something which I should have done during installation - I took the engineer's square and set it on the deck next to the tabernacle.

I was horror struck.

It was not square. The tabernacle had a very slight lean to one side. Not much - no more than 1/16" or maybe 1/8" in 12". But that adds up to a lot over the full 16' feet of the mast. Between 1" and 2", which is clearly not acceptable.

Silly Error or Cock Up? Definitely the latter!

Luckily it would be easy to remedy the problem. I would simply plug the bolt holes in the cabin wall with hardwood dowels and re-drill the holes.

Here are the dowels glued in place.

We live and learn. Hopefully.