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Old 11-02-2002 | 06:24 AM
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Default Sure, I'll keep you posted.....

.....I would also like a fibergalss cowl. Often the companies like "Stans" or "Fiberglass Specialties" will make up a mold and pull one for you if you send them your cowl as a guide. I would be surprised if one of those companies does'nt have a Sig Bonanza cowl mold left over. If they do have to make a mold, they charge quite a bit extra!! Maybe we could go in on it. I forget which company is which. I like those light white ones. They aren't geal coated, but they are white. I just put one on the T28 and it wieghed an ounce less than the stock plastic cowl!! You know how it is, an ounce here and an ounce there. It can add up. The Ebay add says that the bonanza kit should come in about 7 1/2 lbs. Thats what the Pica T28 wieghs and it wasn't easy to bring in at that wieght.
I suppose you just about have to fiberglass the fuselage to get a good smooth finish where it transitions from balsa on the bottom to the plastic on the top??
Oh, by the way. I am the slowest builder in the world!! Don't expect me to catch up to you!!!!