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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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Time: 09:04:32 AM PST US
From: TeamGrumman@aol.com
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Dorsil Fins

--> 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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Time: 08:16:40 PM PST US
From: Gil Alexander <gilalex@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Dorsil Fins

--> 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
>
>