I'm an automotive upholsterer by trade and if you don't mind my 2 cents worth my favorite material to use especially for canopy covers is a material called Odyssey Soft Touch manufactured by MarChem Coated Fabrics.Inc.. What it is is a light weight coated polyester that is waterproof and breathable and has a synthetic felt backing so it's not prone to chaffing plexi or paint and has a 5 year manufacturers guarantee. Sunbrella Also makes a felt backed material but is considerably more expensive than Odyssey each material has it's plus's and minus's Brian Kraut <brian.kr...@engalt.com> wrote: I checked with a marine canvas shop, but it was too expensive so I made it myself. I used Sunbrell canvas which is a good UV blocking marine canvas and the materials were about $800.00. I probably have about 20 hours labor in the cover. Other than the home economics class we had to take in junior high 20 years ago I have no other sewing experience so it is pretty easy and anyone can do it, or talk their wife into it.
At the time the difference between a hanger and a tie down here was about $300 a month if you could even get a hanger so it was pretty much a no brainer for me to keep it otside. Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Robert L. Stone Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 10:54 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount Hi Brian, I noticed in the second picture at the bottom of this e-mail you have a cover that covers your KR completly. Where in the world did you get that cover, I suspect you had it custom made??? Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx rsto...@hot.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" To: "KRnet" Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:10 PM Subject: RE: KR> Battery Mount > You can look at www.engalt.com/kr2.htm and click on engine. I had a > simple > aluminum sheet metal box with no sides and long bolts on the top. This is > the way the plane was when I bought it and it worked fine. It had some > insulation wrapped around the battery. > > The one thing I would prefer to have if I was starting from scratch is an > enclosed box to contain the acid if the battery leaks. You can buy cheap > bigger battery boxes at boat supply stores. I assume that you can find > motorcycle size plastic battery boxes from motorcycle parts suppliers > also. > Make sure that you also have some kind of strap to keep it from coming out > the top in negative G maneuvers. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of jscott.pi...@juno.com > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:53 PM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: Re: KR> Battery Mount > > > Mine is done very much like Larry's upper battery. It sits on a piece of > 1/4" angle aluminum with a pair of long holddown bolts and a simple strap > to hold the battery tight against the firewall. > > I was told that with my battery sitting about 3 inches from the left > exhaust pipe, my battery wouldn't last a year. The first one failed > after 4 1/2 years and 325 hours. The second one is 4 years old with 210 > hours behind it and still functions normally. > > Jeff Scott > N1213W > > > > > On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:25:00 -0500 larry flesner > writes: >> >> > I need to mount my sealed 15 amp battery onto my firewall. >> Does anyone >> >have a picture on their web sight that shows what you have done? >> Jim Morehead >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >> When I moved my battery (main battery) to the firewall, I started >> to build a box/holder but found I didn't have room for anything >> but what you see in the picture at the following address. The >> battery is setting on a small piece of 1/4" alum angle that is >> fastened to the firewall. The front vertical piece has a small >> alum angle on the bottom edge of the battery to keep it from >> slipping upward. There are three 1/4" bolts that hold the battery >> to the firewall. This is a rock solid mount and there is zero >> movement of the battery. 175 hours and no problems. >> >> http://www.krnet.org/mvn2004/040929139.jpg >> >> My small backup battery, top battery in the picture, is mounted >> in a similar fashion. >> >> Larry Flesner >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at >> http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> >> > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
