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1. 10:07 AM - Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of Mr. RV-8...) (Matt Dralle)
2. 10:32 AM - Re: Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of Mr. RV-8...) (Timothy E. Cone)
3. 02:50 PM - Re: Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of Mr. RV-8...) (Carl Froehlich)
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| Subject: | Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of Mr. |
RV-8...)
Well, it appears to genuine, imitation brass on the outside... ;-) You make a
good point, Bill. I'm pretty sure its probably just steel inside. But it sure
does work perfect at locking the canopy!!
I'm gonna just have to not fly in the rain. I'm really worried about the front
baggage door and the fact that I've got all of the electrical system (VP-200
CU) mounted right under the door. You know, I have to question the wisdom of
cutting a huge hole in the fuselage right on top of the fuselage there. There
might as well just be a big funnel on top to guide the rain in.
What are RV-8 flyers experiences with water coming in the front baggage door?
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com Tons Of Construction Photos
Final Assembly...
At 08:33 PM 1/23/2010 Saturday, you wrote:
>Matte,
>
>What are the internals of that lock made from? Being a cabinet lock, if I'm reading
it correctly, it's probably intended for Interior use...meaning it may
rust when wet. You can probably keep it lubricated enough to function but you
may end up with a rust mark down your paint job if you get into some moisture
a few times too many. Have you gone over it with a magnet?
>
>Just curious.
>
>Bill
>-4 finally moving again
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| Subject: | Re: Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of Mr. |
RV-8...)
Matt,
When I took my -8 to OSH last year, that was a huge concern of mine. The
girl hadn't slept outside ever before, and here I was taking her to the land
of the big CBs.
My solution, while not terribly elegant, was completely effective. I used
the high quality 3M vinyl electrical tape to cover the baggage door hinge
line. That was all it took. Not a single drop of water entered, despite
quite a bit of rain.
Great work on your bird, it's truly a technological tour de force. Now
hurry up and get it done so I can invite you to get going with formation
flying http://www.rvformation.com/
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle@matronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:06 AM
Subject: RV8-List: Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of
Mr. RV-8...)
>
> Well, it appears to genuine, imitation brass on the outside... ;-) You
> make a good point, Bill. I'm pretty sure its probably just steel inside.
> But it sure does work perfect at locking the canopy!!
>
> I'm gonna just have to not fly in the rain. I'm really worried about the
> front baggage door and the fact that I've got all of the electrical system
> (VP-200 CU) mounted right under the door. You know, I have to question
> the wisdom of cutting a huge hole in the fuselage right on top of the
> fuselage there. There might as well just be a big funnel on top to guide
> the rain in.
>
> What are RV-8 flyers experiences with water coming in the front baggage
> door?
>
> Matt Dralle
> RV-8 #82880 N998RV
> http://www.mattsrv8.com Tons Of Construction Photos
> Final Assembly...
>
>
> At 08:33 PM 1/23/2010 Saturday, you wrote:
>>Matte,
>>
>>What are the internals of that lock made from? Being a cabinet lock, if
>>I'm reading it correctly, it's probably intended for Interior
>>use...meaning it may rust when wet. You can probably keep it lubricated
>>enough to function but you may end up with a rust mark down your paint job
>>if you get into some moisture a few times too many. Have you gone over it
>>with a magnet?
>>
>>Just curious.
>>
>>Bill
>>-4 finally moving again
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of |
Mr. RV-8...)
Never had rain get in while flying. If not at home in the hanger, I use a
canopy cover that extends over the forward baggage door. No water after
sitting in the rain at Oshkosh last year.
Carl Froehlich
RV-8A (525 hrs)
RV-10 (systems install)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Timothy E. Cone
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: RV8-List: Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status
Of Mr. RV-8...)
Matt,
When I took my -8 to OSH last year, that was a huge concern of mine. The
girl hadn't slept outside ever before, and here I was taking her to the land
of the big CBs.
My solution, while not terribly elegant, was completely effective. I used
the high quality 3M vinyl electrical tape to cover the baggage door hinge
line. That was all it took. Not a single drop of water entered, despite
quite a bit of rain.
Great work on your bird, it's truly a technological tour de force. Now
hurry up and get it done so I can invite you to get going with formation
flying http://www.rvformation.com/
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Dralle" <dralle@matronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:06 AM
Subject: RV8-List: Rain & RV-8 Front Baggage Door (was: Current Status Of
Mr. RV-8...)
>
> Well, it appears to genuine, imitation brass on the outside... ;-) You
> make a good point, Bill. I'm pretty sure its probably just steel inside.
> But it sure does work perfect at locking the canopy!!
>
> I'm gonna just have to not fly in the rain. I'm really worried about the
> front baggage door and the fact that I've got all of the electrical system
> (VP-200 CU) mounted right under the door. You know, I have to question
> the wisdom of cutting a huge hole in the fuselage right on top of the
> fuselage there. There might as well just be a big funnel on top to guide
> the rain in.
>
> What are RV-8 flyers experiences with water coming in the front baggage
> door?
>
> Matt Dralle
> RV-8 #82880 N998RV
> http://www.mattsrv8.com Tons Of Construction Photos
> Final Assembly...
>
>
> At 08:33 PM 1/23/2010 Saturday, you wrote:
>>Matte,
>>
>>What are the internals of that lock made from? Being a cabinet lock, if
>>I'm reading it correctly, it's probably intended for Interior
>>use...meaning it may rust when wet. You can probably keep it lubricated
>>enough to function but you may end up with a rust mark down your paint job
>>if you get into some moisture a few times too many. Have you gone over it
>>with a magnet?
>>
>>Just curious.
>>
>>Bill
>>-4 finally moving again
>
>
>
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