---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 06/05/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:28:44 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cover for Mark III Classic From: "Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS" 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:03:18 AM PST US From: "Jack Lockamy" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: 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 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 . 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