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1. 12:11 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (west1m)
2. 12:48 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (Charlie England)
3. 01:03 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (Larry Cottrell)
4. 09:27 PM - Re: wing center gap seal (Charlie England)
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Subject: | Re: wing center gap seal |
I went back to an aluminium gap seal after my cloth one shred it self. You can
kind of see it coming apart in this screen grab form a video.
It was made of the same fabric as Quicksilver sail cloth. The Lexan would be nice
as well.
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West1m
Hastings, MN
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Subject: | Re: wing center gap seal |
Looks good, and relatively simple to do=2E The fabric just looks difficult
to keep properly tensioned, so I think I'll try either the plastic or alumi
num sheet=2E
Is your Lexan standing up ok to fuel exposure?
Thanks for bo
th the info, and the pics=2E
=81=A3Charlie=8B
On Oct 5, 2017, 10
:41 AM, at 10:41 AM, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail=2Ecom> wrote:
>I h
ave always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and block
>as
>mu
ch of the gap area that I can=2E MIne has a section of alum=2E bent to go
>
over the leading edge tubes=2E I use a small bungee cord to keep it up
>tig
ht
>against the tubes=2E the sides are secured to the wings with velcro=2E
Most
>of
>the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in between th
e
>wings
>that consists of a couple of ribs that the lexan is secured to=2E
>
>The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of the location
>of
>the muffler=2E
>
>Larry
>
>On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie En
gland <ceengland7@gmail=2Ecom>
>wrote:
>
>> I need to add the center gap se
al to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm
>restoring=2E
>> The project came with a n
ew, uninstalled, fabric seal with a zipper
>down
>> the middle=2E I've alre
ady recovered and painted (latex house paint)
>the
>> wings, & failed to ma
sk off any fabric to attach the seal=2E
>>
>> Looking at the way the seal i
s made, it appears to wrap around the
>motor
>> mount at the top rear, and
wrap around the leading edge tubes in
>front and
>> extend back almost to t
he wing attach/pivot points on the bottom=2E
>>
>> After a quick look aroun
d the interwebs, it would appear that several
>> different other methods ha
ve been employed over the years, including
>a
>> plexi seal offered by Kolb
=2E I also remember comments about using
>aluminum=2E
>>
>> So, my question
s:
>> How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to
>run
>> it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the
>le
ading
>> edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach poin
ts,
>or
>> can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes?
>>
>> For atta
chment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire
>> length, or i
s it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with
>> attachments at the
rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing
>attach)?
>>
>> Thanks for
your insight,
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>
>
>--
>*The older I get, the less toler
ant I am of those who are intolerant of
>others=2E*
>
>*If you forward this
email, or any part of it, please remove my email
>address before sending
=2E*
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Subject: | Re: wing center gap seal |
If you get gas on it, it will be ugly. There is compensation in that my
neck is so stiff that I can't see it when I am sitting down and I am old
enough to forget that there is a problem quite soon after sitting.
Larry
On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Looks good, and relatively simple to do. The fabric just looks difficult
> to keep properly tensioned, so I think I'll try either the plastic or
> aluminum sheet.
>
> Is your Lexan standing up ok to fuel exposure?
>
> Thanks for both the info, and the pics.
>
> Charlie
> On Oct 5, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I have always used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and block as
>> much of the gap area that I can. MIne has a section of alum. bent to go
>> over the leading edge tubes. I use a small bungee cord to keep it up tight
>> against the tubes. the sides are secured to the wings with velcro. Most of
>> the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in between the wings
>> that consists of a couple of ribs that the lexan is secured to.
>>
>> The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of the location
>> of the muffler.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm
>>> restoring. The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal with a
>>> zipper down the middle. I've already recovered and painted (latex house
>>> paint) the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the seal.
>>>
>>> Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap around the motor
>>> mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge tubes in front and
>>> extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points on the bottom.
>>>
>>> After a quick look around the interwebs, it would appear that several
>>> different other methods have been employed over the years, including a
>>> plexi seal offered by Kolb. I also remember comments about using aluminum.
>>>
>>> So, my questions:
>>> How far back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble to run
>>> it back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the leading
>>> edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach points, or
>>> can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes?
>>>
>>> For attachment, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire
>>> length, or is it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with
>>> attachments at the rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing attach)?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your insight,
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of
>> others.*
>>
>> *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email
>> address before sending.*
>>
>
--
*The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of
others.*
*If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email
address before sending.*
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Subject: | Re: wing center gap seal |
I hear you=2E Sometimes my wife has to remind me about what I'm working on
=2E
=81=A3Charlie=8B
On Oct 6, 2017, 3:04 PM, at 3:04 PM, Larry
Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail=2Ecom> wrote:
>If you get gas on it, it will
be ugly=2E There is compensation in that my
>neck is so stiff that I can't
see it when I am sitting down and I am
>old
>enough to forget that there is
a problem quite soon after sitting=2E
>Larry
>
>On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 1:1
5 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail=2Ecom>
>wrote:
>
>> Looks good, and
relatively simple to do=2E The fabric just looks
>difficult
>> to keep pro
perly tensioned, so I think I'll try either the plastic or
>> aluminum shee
t=2E
>>
>> Is your Lexan standing up ok to fuel exposure?
>>
>> Thanks for
both the info, and the pics=2E
>>
>> Charlie
>> On Oct 5, 2017, at 10:41 AM
, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail=2Ecom>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have alway
s used the lexan gap seal and attempted to cover and
>block as
>>> much of
the gap area that I can=2E MIne has a section of alum=2E bent to
>go
>>> ov
er the leading edge tubes=2E I use a small bungee cord to keep it up
>tight
>>> against the tubes=2E the sides are secured to the wings with velcro=2E
>Most of
>>> the Mark III's make up a "hard" section that slides in betwee
n the
>wings
>>> that consists of a couple of ribs that the lexan is secure
d to=2E
>>>
>>> The installation of the HKS presented a problem because of
the
>location
>>> of the muffler=2E
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 5, 20
17 at 7:56 AM, Charlie England
><ceengland7@gmail=2Ecom>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
> I need to add the center gap seal to the (1st gen) Twinstar I'm
>>>> rest
oring=2E The project came with a new, uninstalled, fabric seal
>with a
>>>>
zipper down the middle=2E I've already recovered and painted (latex
>house
>>>> paint) the wings, & failed to mask off any fabric to attach the
>seal
=2E
>>>>
>>>> Looking at the way the seal is made, it appears to wrap aroun
d the
>motor
>>>> mount at the top rear, and wrap around the leading edge t
ubes in
>front and
>>>> extend back almost to the wing attach/pivot points
on the bottom=2E
>>>>
>>>> After a quick look around the interwebs, it woul
d appear that
>several
>>>> different other methods have been employed over
the years,
>including a
>>>> plexi seal offered by Kolb=2E I also remember
comments about using
>aluminum=2E
>>>>
>>>> So, my questions:
>>>> How far
back must the seal extend on top? Is it worth the trouble
>to run
>>>> it
back past the front of the motor mount? What about under the
>leading
>>>>
edge? Does it help to carry it all the way to the wing attach
>points, or
>
>>> can it simply wrap around the leading edge tubes?
>>>>
>>>> For attachm
ent, should it be velcro'd to each wing along its entire
>>>> length, or is
it adequate to simply wrap it around the wing with
>>>> attachments at the
rear and under the leading edge (or at the wing
>attach)?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
for your insight,
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *The older
I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant
>of
>>> others
=2E*
>>>
>>> *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove m
y
>email
>>> address before sending=2E*
>>>
>>
>
>
>--
>*The older I get,
the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of
>others=2E*
>
>*If yo
u forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email
>address be
fore sending=2E*
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