Repair and refinishing of hull.

General Overview:  (See Detail List Link for Progress.)

1.       Removal and inspection of Skirts (repair or replace as needed)

2.       Removal of Cowl, Steering assembly, switches, gauges, running lights wiring harness, Duct, Rudder assembly, scupper, muffler, Radio, speakers.

3.       Repair of holes in the top and bottom of hull- Reinforce as needed.

4.       Repair Rudder mounting hole on Duct

5.       Replace Airplane Cloth cover on Duct.

6.       Repair of bottom of  Vari-liftÔ  splitter-plate

7.       Repair or replace Rudder Cable (re-weld to steering yoke)

8.       Reinstallation of Electrical system

9.       Relocate Muffler further out.

10.   Repair Engine mount (rotting wood)

11.   Repaint Entire Vehicle (Reinstall pre-fitted wiring harness, lights and steering components) 

Cockpit looking Aft. Note Magura Throttle (to be replaced with like) on left and GPL Vari-liftÔ  control on right. (Switch is a Spring-loaded DPDT Momentary switch. Hold up or or down to control Vari-liftÔ  splitter plate.  I have since cleaned out the Dust and Dirt. I also noticed the Engine Mount area may be rotted out, I will perform a little exploratory surgery to determine the extent of the damage. Note the loose Wiring, This will be removed, inspected, (replacing as needed), and reinstalled using Wire looms or lightweight cable enclosures.

Note the two holes in the top hull there are similar holes in lower hull. I have multiple ways to fix this. Either trim and Fiberglass it or cut around the hole in a triangle pattern and replace with a wooden cutout patch and epoxy or Glass-Tape it. 

This is where the  Vari-liftÔ  motor is located. Note the deformed Airplane cloth cover. This is from the muffler. It will probably be cut higher when replaced. I may also add a removable Heat Shield to cover the motor instead.
 Closer inspection revealed the Exhaust was moved farther out to its present location. I may move it farther still . Also note the wiring in lower left corner this part of the Harness goes the the  Vari-liftÔ  motor and the white navigation light located at the top of the duct