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1. 09:04 AM - Dorsil Fins (TeamGrumman@aol.com)
2. 08:16 PM - Re: Dorsil Fins (Gil Alexander)
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--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: TeamGrumman@aol.com
We fitted the first Dorsil fin yesterday. They look good. Composite Dave
is still working out the best way to get the layup done so he has a consistant
layup and finished part. The original process specs makes a really lousy
dorsil fin.
By-the-way.
We weighed a plastic dorsil fin: just over 7 lbs.
We weighed the new dorsil fin: just under 3 lbs.
There is just over a 4 lb weight savings.
Dave is also going to make one carbon-fiber dorsil fin, vacuum bagged.
Should get the weight down in the 1 1/2 lb range. Now, if the extra weight
savings means anything to you, the extra $200 won't mean a thing.
Gary
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--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: Gil Alexander <gilalex@earthlink.net>
Gary ... won't a carbon fiber dorsal fin screw up the GPS antenna reception
if it's mounted in the standard location alongside the dorsal?
Might also affect the standard VHF antennae....
gil in Tucson
At 09:01 AM 5/6/2004, you wrote:
>--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: TeamGrumman@aol.com
>
>We fitted the first Dorsil fin yesterday. They look good. Composite Dave
>is still working out the best way to get the layup done so he has a
>consistant
>layup and finished part. The original process specs makes a really lousy
>dorsil fin.
>
>By-the-way.
>We weighed a plastic dorsil fin: just over 7 lbs.
>We weighed the new dorsil fin: just under 3 lbs.
>There is just over a 4 lb weight savings.
>
>Dave is also going to make one carbon-fiber dorsil fin, vacuum bagged.
>Should get the weight down in the 1 1/2 lb range. Now, if the extra weight
>savings means anything to you, the extra $200 won't mean a thing.
>
>Gary
>
>
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