floats: Cover or glass?
05-16-2003, 03:55 PM
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floats: Cover or glass?
I want to put a set of GP .20 size floats on my cub but im not sure whether i should cover the floats or fiberglass them?? Does anyone have a suggestion of preference??
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floats: Cover or glass?
Properly covered they will be waterproofed adequately. You don't HAVE to fiberglass them.
I'd recommend a mix... Fiberglass reinforce the areas of the bottom of the floats where you will be most likely to scrape them up when you pull to shore, or make a landing on grass.
fiberglassing the whole float on a .20 size... you are likely to end up too heavy for decent flight performance.
I'd recommend a mix... Fiberglass reinforce the areas of the bottom of the floats where you will be most likely to scrape them up when you pull to shore, or make a landing on grass.
fiberglassing the whole float on a .20 size... you are likely to end up too heavy for decent flight performance.
05-16-2003, 09:43 PM
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floats: Cover or glass?
thanks for the advice!! I never glassed anything excpet the wing joint to my cap 232 arf when I spread epoxy through the meshing of the fiberglass cloth. I am assuming that is what fiberglassing is. Then covering over that. I am installing a 40 FP for some extra power, (dont plan on vary many aerobatics but i like the safety of being able to power out of a manuever.)
