---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 01/24/10: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:07:40 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:32:31 AM PST US From: "Timothy E. Cone" 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" 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 > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:50:32 PM PST US From: "Carl Froehlich" Subject: RE: RV8-List: 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" 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv8-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV8-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv8-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv8-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.