Back to the overhaul of the Lycoming O-360 that is going on my RV-4. All of the ugly black shellac type stuff that had built up on the engine case had to come off. Some photos of that in this post. A few days in the solvent tank almost took care of that. It appears… [Read More]
A Firewall That Works
Continuing with this change from a Lycoming O-320 engine to a Lycoming O-360 on my RV-4… As previously discussed, the firewall had to be modified to make room for a rear mounted propellor governor. Not that I would likely install a constant speed prop right away, but I wanted to be able to do so… [Read More]
Engine Change Logic and Modifications
Decisions made – Lycoming O-360 Given my last post (here), the question becomes; why change engines if both of my options require an overhaul? Why not just stick with what I had and minimize the effort? Good question! There are a bunch of reasons behind my decision. Firstly, the O-360 with 180 hp is just… [Read More]
A Waiting Surprise
The time for the annual condition inspection for my trusty RV-4 had arrived. This is a very thorough inspection of every square inch of the airplane with some typical maintenance mixed in. I have a 160 hp Lycoming O-320 engine. Progressing thru my checklist, I arrived at the borescope inspection of the engine cylinders. That… [Read More]
Finishing the Kayak
After the do-over (here), we were back on track to get this boat finished! Of course, lots of things seemed to get in the way but there was progress. Applying several coats of varnish was the next step. The fiberglass provides strength and waterproof-ness but needs protection from the sun (UV) – that is the… [Read More]
Making a Mess
Well… I goofed up and made a mess of the kayak. It seems that when I applied the final layer of fiberglass to the bottom and sides of the kayak, it was either too cold, too moist, or I messed up the epoxy mix – or all of the above. The epoxy was very slow… [Read More]
Kayak Part Line
As you may recall, we last completed fiberglassing the inner part line of the kayak. Now time to work on the outside. Ideally, this line would be intirely invisible after the kayak is complete. Something told me that I probably wasn’t going to achieve that. Still… we try. This all starts with a bunch of… [Read More]
The Two Shall Become One
After all the progress in the previous post, it was time to join the two halves of the kayak together!! This process is a bit tedious – especially for a beginner like me!! A number of little mistakes kind of came to a head at this point. Getting the two halves to line up “perfectly”… [Read More]
More Kayak Bits
There sure are a lot of bits for such a simple boat!!! 🙂 If you remember, we last worked on all these bits and now we have more. Specifically, the skeg control box or “enclosure” and the hatch for the rear of the boat. It seems that I forgot to take photos while constructing the… [Read More]
Early Morning Flight over the Foggy River
This was a really fantastic morning! The views and scenery were amazing and the fog really added another dimension. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvkDH62Vef4
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