You sure got that right. I don't know how much that led to the destruction, but someone definitely installed them "inside out" so to speak. Yes, I have noticed it is a common mistake, certainly SEEMS more correct to cushion the plexiblass I guess. Isn't it fun to replace them?
--- In [email protected], Dan Bass <super_dan1...@...> wrote: > > Don, >  > Sounds like your welts were installed backward. The felt portion of the > window welt should not be on the inside of the channel. My coupe's welts > were installed improperly and I had the same problem. It seems to be a > common mistake. >  > Dan > > > --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Donald <dongen...@...> wrote: > > > From: Donald <dongen...@...> > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Helped out a Couper > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 7:47 PM > > >  > > > > > > I have been tearing my coupe apart to put in new window channel material, the > old ones had gone pretty bad. The felt had come loose and had bunched up > pretty well locking the window travel. Can I assume you are going to go with > new window welts? > > --- In ercoupe-tech@ yahoogroups. com, "James B. Brennan" <jim@> wrote: > > > > > Today I was attending a Civil Air Patrol class on mountain flying > > > in Winchester Va when an Ercoupe landed and was getting fuel. As > > > most of us do - I walked out to visit with the pilot and to look at > > > his Coupe, comparing it with mine. As he was sliding the pilot side > > > window down it cracked near the back track and slowly the crack > > > moved along the window. He had just picked up the Coupe and stopped > > > for fuel before flying home to Rhode Island. > > > > > > As everything was closed since it was a weekend I found some clear > > > shipping tape in the Admin building. We taped the window shut, > > > sealed the crack as best we could, he entered the Coupe from the > > > right side and away he went towards home. I put several layers of > > > tape on the crack in different directions to hold it in place. We > > > looked for duct tape but no luck. > > > > > > Hopefully he will make it to his home base without any more > > > problems. Never know what you will be confronted with on a nice > > > Saturday afternoon. Especially when an Ercoupe makes your day. > > > > > > Jim Truxel > > > N3439H > > > 415C > > > Frederick, Md > > > > > I feel bad about taking so long to reply, but I'm still kind of > > recovering from: Fri. - motoring from RI to WV, Sat. getting to > > hostile mechanic's place about 10 AM and my friend loaded my spare > > parts into my van while I tried to sort out the "new" bird and deal > > with the mechanic, the paperwork and his extortion. As some of you > > know, I killed my first Ercoupe 8/08 in Wisconsin and bought a > > project plane from a fellow in VA and this guy was recommended to me > > to take the good stuff from my smash-plane and make a good one out of > > the two. Medium success... I had hoped for something pretty cherry, > > but it turns out to be kind of on a par with what I had from '05-'08, > > but new paint (but not the design I specified... ) and nice paint on > > the panel, except for his five big gouges in the new panel paint (and > > lots of overspray just for good measure). Like the song goes, "you > > don't know what you've got 'till it's gone" or something to that > > effect. Anyway, having not flown since 8/08, it was a little > > terrifying flying out of the guys short grass strip (the deal was > > that he was to fly it to Winchester for me... so I would start with > > it at OKV - 5000' there) (I'm still good with my last Flight Review, > > so it was quite legal), but I got it up & out and into Winchester > > where I needed gas (thank goodness it was pretty light getting off > > the grass). In trying to get out, the side window was all bound up > > and I could not correct it - it broke. About that time, Jim Truxel > > showed up and took mercy on my plight. He got a roll of tape and > > taped the window together. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JIM!!!!!! So I got my > > 100 LotsaLead, did three in the pattern (now around noon) and went to > > Carlisle and topped off. Then direct to Westerly, RI, fill up and > > got it in the hangar, and my wife helped me get the junk into the car > > and she drove me home in the dark. Then I got a meal, having nothing > > since breakfast around 8. > > > > Bottom line, we seem to have a wonderful ersatz fraternal order here > > and it is obviously a wonderful thing. When Jim showed up with > > Ercoupe on his polo shirt, I asked if he was on the "jungle > > telegraph" and he said yes and told me his name, which was familiar. > > When I got back, Lynn Nelson kindly helped me with information on my > > elevator rigging (now have split on my 415-C, but rigged wrong), and > > Mike at Skyport was super this morning, giving me the size of the > > window - I now have two sheets of plexi from a local shop (my brother > > got my mind right and told me to do both sides). Thanks again to all > > who helped! > > > > Jim Beach Brennan > > NC93963 > > 415C > > Westerly, RI > > > > And the project resumes... replacing the window(s), cleaning the > > overspray, getting the elevator rigged, and so on and on and on. > > Maybe someday it will be fine... thought it would be all done, but > > now it feels like I am starting all over again. And so it goes... > > Hope to see y'all in Illinois this fall. I will post a photo of the > > "new" plane when I have something. > > >
