Although I'm not new to the KRNET, I am fairly new to KR ownership. I bought a KR2 about 75 percent complete back in August. The plane was originally purchased from the family of a man who passed away in Arizona (about 7 years ago). The plane was set up with a Subaru engine and had a purple PSRU. When I bought it, the plane had a white boat and wing stubs and red fore and aft turtle decks. I mention this in hopes someone recognizes its description.
Anyway, the plane now has a Revmaster 2100. With the advise of my buddy, a A&P mechanic who has built 2 KR is the past, but has none now I have sanded the entire plane down (I despise it, too). He and I will inspect the plane closely for issues in the near future. I found a vertical spar behind the seat cracked pretty extensively from a side impact, I presume in a garage somewhere. I have removed most of it and prepared it for a scarf joint. I discovered that the lower longeron is also cracked. I can not tell if it is cracked through, but don't want to risk it. I saw several post from Sarge and others stating that the scarf in a longeron is quite extensive if needed. I'm sure I'll need help with that soon. To my PRIMARY question, for now. My friend stated I should glass the boat for strength and to clean it up. I have spoken with some of you off the net about this. One guy did not use any wood in the boat and only glass. My uncle Phil Fogg raced the Aloha 1, formula 1 racer and held the 100 horsepower world record for 10 years prior to John Sharp taking it with The Nemesis. He suggested that with only 75HP, he would not glass the boat due to weight issues. Would you KR Gods suggest glassing or leaving it wood. I want it to be slippery and look good. Can that be attained with a ply side? Also, with the cracked longeron I would feel better with it glassed. Thanks to all dedicated KRNET members, especially Mr. Langford for a huge and great site. I built the "Roll-O-Matic" today and it worked like a charm. Bill Walton Grass Valley, Ca [email protected]
