---------------------------------------------------------- RVSouthEast-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/02/07: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:39 PM - Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal (Ed Anderson) 2. 12:40 PM - Fw: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal II (Ed Anderson) 3. 01:29 PM - Re: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal (Steve Glasgow) 4. 04:21 PM - Re: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal (Ed Anderson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:39:10 PM PST US From: "Ed Anderson" Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal I received the Tip Up seal from Peter Hunt, yesterday. Took it out and test fitted it to my RV-6A Tip Up today. The seal looks like it will work just fine for the Tip Up. Its has a "C" section squeezed down (metal C clamp inside the rubber) so it will firmly slip and clamp over the metal strip just below the perimeter of the canopy forward bulkhead - the one in front of the instrument panel. There is a round "bulb" seal on top of the "C" section which the closed canopy skin will seat on and depress slightly to form a seal. I am going to order 5 feet for my RV-6A - at $25 hard to beat. My current kluged up seal using two separate seals will eventually stop being effective. I still have the segment of seal I was sent if anyone else around here (Charlotte,NC) would like to test fit. However, if you do not have your Tip-Up canopy installed - a fitting probably won't tell you much. It appears that the only critical thing is that you located the metal lip correctly along the bulkhead - if too low, the forward canopy skin would probably not come down on the seal sufficient to compress it. If too high - well, you have other problems - like closing the canopy {:>) Here is Pete's description of his seal in case mine was unclear: My "C" shaped gasket just slides over the rear edge of this joggle. What makes my seal work is this. Running along the top of my "C" shaped seal is a tiny round flexible tube. The glareshield of the canopy extends forward of the plexiglass (outside) about 5 inches and this forward edge closes into/over the joggle. The tiny round tube running along the top of my "C" seal makes contact with the canopy under the front edge of the canopy when it is closed. Nothing is visible. Just remove Van's seal from on top of the joggle and slide mine onto the rear edge of the joggle. No adhesive needed Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:40:36 PM PST US From: "Ed Anderson" Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fw: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal II Forgot to include Pete's e mail in case any are interested in contacting him. It is: PeterHunt1@aol.com Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Anderson Cc: PeterHunt1@aol.com Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal I received the Tip Up seal from Peter Hunt, yesterday. Took it out and test fitted it to my RV-6A Tip Up today. The seal looks like it will work just fine for the Tip Up. Its has a "C" section squeezed down (metal C clamp inside the rubber) so it will firmly slip and clamp over the metal strip just below the perimeter of the canopy forward bulkhead - the one in front of the instrument panel. There is a round "bulb" seal on top of the "C" section which the closed canopy skin will seat on and depress slightly to form a seal. I am going to order 5 feet for my RV-6A - at $25 hard to beat. My current kluged up seal using two separate seals will eventually stop being effective. I still have the segment of seal I was sent if anyone else around here (Charlotte,NC) would like to test fit. However, if you do not have your Tip-Up canopy installed - a fitting probably won't tell you much. It appears that the only critical thing is that you located the metal lip correctly along the bulkhead - if too low, the forward canopy skin would probably not come down on the seal sufficient to compress it. If too high - well, you have other problems - like closing the canopy {:>) Here is Pete's description of his seal in case mine was unclear: My "C" shaped gasket just slides over the rear edge of this joggle. What makes my seal work is this. Running along the top of my "C" shaped seal is a tiny round flexible tube. The glareshield of the canopy extends forward of the plexiglass (outside) about 5 inches and this forward edge closes into/over the joggle. The tiny round tube running along the top of my "C" seal makes contact with the canopy under the front edge of the canopy when it is closed. Nothing is visible. Just remove Van's seal from on top of the joggle and slide mine onto the rear edge of the joggle. No adhesive needed Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:29:15 PM PST US From: "Steve Glasgow" Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal Ed, Cappy will take the sample of the seal. Can you give it to Bill C and I will get it from him. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Anderson To: rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com ; RV-List Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal I received the Tip Up seal from Peter Hunt, yesterday. Took it out and test fitted it to my RV-6A Tip Up today. The seal looks like it will work just fine for the Tip Up. Its has a "C" section squeezed down (metal C clamp inside the rubber) so it will firmly slip and clamp over the metal strip just below the perimeter of the canopy forward bulkhead - the one in front of the instrument panel. There is a round "bulb" seal on top of the "C" section which the closed canopy skin will seat on and depress slightly to form a seal. I am going to order 5 feet for my RV-6A - at $25 hard to beat. My current kluged up seal using two separate seals will eventually stop being effective. I still have the segment of seal I was sent if anyone else around here (Charlotte,NC) would like to test fit. However, if you do not have your Tip-Up canopy installed - a fitting probably won't tell you much. It appears that the only critical thing is that you located the metal lip correctly along the bulkhead - if too low, the forward canopy skin would probably not come down on the seal sufficient to compress it. If too high - well, you have other problems - like closing the canopy {:>) Here is Pete's description of his seal in case mine was unclear: My "C" shaped gasket just slides over the rear edge of this joggle. What makes my seal work is this. Running along the top of my "C" shaped seal is a tiny round flexible tube. The glareshield of the canopy extends forward of the plexiglass (outside) about 5 inches and this forward edge closes into/over the joggle. The tiny round tube running along the top of my "C" seal makes contact with the canopy under the front edge of the canopy when it is closed. Nothing is visible. Just remove Van's seal from on top of the joggle and slide mine onto the rear edge of the joggle. No adhesive needed Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:21:30 PM PST US From: "Ed Anderson" Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal Ok, Cappy. Next time I see Bill, I'll give him the snip of seal I got. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Glasgow To: rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 4:29 PM Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal Ed, Cappy will take the sample of the seal. Can you give it to Bill C and I will get it from him. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Anderson To: rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com ; RV-List Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 3:38 PM Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Fit of Tip Up Canopy Seal I received the Tip Up seal from Peter Hunt, yesterday. Took it out and test fitted it to my RV-6A Tip Up today. The seal looks like it will work just fine for the Tip Up. Its has a "C" section squeezed down (metal C clamp inside the rubber) so it will firmly slip and clamp over the metal strip just below the perimeter of the canopy forward bulkhead - the one in front of the instrument panel. There is a round "bulb" seal on top of the "C" section which the closed canopy skin will seat on and depress slightly to form a seal. I am going to order 5 feet for my RV-6A - at $25 hard to beat. My current kluged up seal using two separate seals will eventually stop being effective. I still have the segment of seal I was sent if anyone else around here (Charlotte,NC) would like to test fit. However, if you do not have your Tip-Up canopy installed - a fitting probably won't tell you much. It appears that the only critical thing is that you located the metal lip correctly along the bulkhead - if too low, the forward canopy skin would probably not come down on the seal sufficient to compress it. If too high - well, you have other problems - like closing the canopy {:>) Here is Pete's description of his seal in case mine was unclear: My "C" shaped gasket just slides over the rear edge of this joggle. What makes my seal work is this. Running along the top of my "C" shaped seal is a tiny round flexible tube. The glareshield of the canopy extends forward of the plexiglass (outside) about 5 inches and this forward edge closes into/over the joggle. The tiny round tube running along the top of my "C" seal makes contact with the canopy under the front edge of the canopy when it is closed. Nothing is visible. Just remove Van's seal from on top of the joggle and slide mine onto the rear edge of the joggle. 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