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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: Outriggers - fitting

All,



After searching thru 245 postings on outriggers, I find no discussion 

of a problem I'm having as I trial-fit my outriggers.



Namely, that...although the build manual describes simply sliding the 

nylon tubes into the SS wheel forks...I'm finding that the wheel forks 

are simply too small to accept the nylon tubes. My attempts to reduce 

the diameter of the tubes by rotating them against my stationary belt 

sander only succeeds tin roughing up the surface and...due to friction 

heat...the nylon seems to expand rather than diminish in size.



My next notion is to chuck the nylon into a wood lathe and turn it down 

til I have a snug and smooth fit.



Is my problem unique?...and if not, can anyone share their solution?



Fred

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davedeford(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: Outriggers - fitting

 	  Quote: 	
		   Namely, that...although the build manual describes simply sliding the 

 nylon tubes into the SS wheel forks...I'm finding that the 

 wheel forks 

 are simply too small to accept the nylon tubes. My attempts to reduce 

 the diameter of the tubes by rotating them against my stationary belt 

 sander only succeeds tin roughing up the surface and...due to 

 friction 

 heat...the nylon seems to expand rather than diminish in size.

 

 My next notion is to chuck the nylon into a wood lathe and 

 turn it down 

 til I have a snug and smooth fit.

 

 Is my problem unique?...and if not, can anyone share their solution?

 

 Fred


	


Fred,



Our outrigger rods were too large to fit into the sockets on both ends, so I

had a friend with a metal lathe turn the ends down for a snug fit.  I don't

think abrasives or files are practical solutions.  The simplest (though

maybe not quickest) solution is probably to get properly-sized rods from

Europa.  Other factory-supplied rods we later tested in our outrigger

hardware fit just fine, so the problem was clearly in the original rods that

we received with out kit (8 years ago).



Dave DeFord

N135TD

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william(at)wrmills.plus.c
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: Outriggers - fitting

Fred,

The latest nylon legs supplied by Europa have the ends already turned down 

to fit the sockets at both ends.  I have just replaced mine at 1,100 hrs, 

because the old ones have developed a permanent set to bend rearwards which 

makes ground looping easier to happen in a cross wind.

Regards,

William



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josok-e(at)ukolo.fi
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:39 pm Post subject: Outriggers - fitting

Mine were fitted using a file and sanding paper. Took a couple of hours, less time then going after power tools and try that to work properly. The economics worked!



Kind Regards,



Jos Okhuijsen

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