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1. 07:28 AM - Re: Cover for Mark III Classic (Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS)
2. 08:03 AM - Re: Re: Cover for Mark III Classic (Jack Lockamy)
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| Subject: | Re: Cover for Mark III Classic |
<jacklockamy@comcast.net> wrote: << Looking for a full cover (nose to tail
feathers) for a Kolb Mark II Classic. Can anyone recommend a source or cover
(boat cover, RV cover, car cover, etc.) that worked for them? Jack in Key
West >>
Hi, Jack -
You should check with your local boat cover and awning shop. I imagine that
in Key West there would be several, with so many boats.
In my home town (a thousand miles from the nearest ocean), I found an awning
shop that fabricated a custom-made cover for my Mark-3, for about six
hundred dollars. I brought my Kolb to the shop (on its trailer), and had to
leave it there for about two weeks. When I picked it up, it had a beautiful
cover on it that fit like a glove. Zippered closed on the ends and laced on
the bottom, to hold it shut. They used a UV-resistant canvas material, so I
can leave it parked outside indefinitely.
I'll try to find pictures, and mail 'em to you off list. Hope this helps .
Dennis Kirby
Sandia Park, NM
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| Subject: | Re: Cover for Mark III Classic |
Hi Dennis,
Thanks for the response. That sounds like what I have in mind. Photos
would be great. Any chance the fabricator you used may have kept the
data/template to 're-make' a similar cover? If you remember who you used, I
would appreciate a name/number to call them. I can certainly find a canvas
maker here in the Keys. Problem I find here is that most vendors are VERY
PROUD of their work (ie. Charge exorbitant amounts of money for even the
smallest jobs) or think everyone who owns a boat or God forbid an AIRPLANE..
must be loaded!
Living near the salt water has it's positives and negatives. My Kolb
resides next to a saltwater canal I will be launching from and sits on a
pontoon trailer under an 18'x20' metal awning (wings folded of course) when
not in use. Because the awning is open on both ends, I feel a nice fitting
cover to keep some of the salt air and UV rays off the plane will be money
well spent.
BTW.. I spent MANY days/week/months at White Sands Missile Range as a drone
pilot for the US Navy 1987-2009. Even considered moving to Las Cruces, NM
and taking as job there before accepting this 'twilight tour' in Key West.
Also my in-laws lived in Los Alamos, NM and worked at the Nuclear Lab
(father in-law was a no-kidding nuclear scientist, PHD.)
Take care,
Jack Lockamy
DO NOT ARCHIVE
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Kirby, Dennis Civ
USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 10:28 AM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cover for Mark III Classic
<jacklockamy@comcast.net> wrote: << Looking for a full cover (nose to tail
feathers) for a Kolb Mark II Classic. Can anyone recommend a source or cover
(boat cover, RV cover, car cover, etc.) that worked for them? Jack in Key
West >>
Hi, Jack -
You should check with your local boat cover and awning shop. I imagine that
in Key West there would be several, with so many boats.
In my home town (a thousand miles from the nearest ocean), I found an awning
shop that fabricated a custom-made cover for my Mark-3, for about six
hundred dollars. I brought my Kolb to the shop (on its trailer), and had to
leave it there for about two weeks. When I picked it up, it had a beautiful
cover on it that fit like a glove. Zippered closed on the ends and laced on
the bottom, to hold it shut. They used a UV-resistant canvas material, so I
can leave it parked outside indefinitely.
I'll try to find pictures, and mail 'em to you off list. Hope this helps .
Dennis Kirby
Sandia Park, NM
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