Real Goods Corp of Ukiah, Calif. uSA sells a tubeform fabric-covered
water absorber
which can be wrung out and reused over and over.
Alternative: particles advertised as being water holders for plants,
etc. Maybe a removable tube installed under doors/windows to be
removable and oven heated to cook out moisture such as dessicant packed
with sensitive materials.
Fillinger@aol.com wrote:
>
> > John Moran wrote --
>
> > Rather than use 1/8" ply, I intend to fill the area between the door
> > apertures with foam, a combination of rigid foam plus spray can foam to
> fill
> > this space completely. This will be sanded flush and then 2 layers of bid
> > applied, joining the flanges and the roll bars. This should restore most of
> > the strength lost due to the conduit passing through the roll bars.
>
> I haven't started the fuselage yet, but I notice that the tip of the tangs
> on the
> doors go down into a recess. Am I correct that if this recess were to
> collect
> water, then freeze, the door will be damaged when opened?
>
> I was thinking I might drill holes in each recess for drainage, and then have
> something underneath to catch any water and drain out through flexible
> tubing.
> My initial idea is to make a drip pan, as it were, out of fiberglass. The
> visible side would be decoratively covered, or painted. This also means any
> solid filler material, or any electrical items in this area are ruled out.
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts on this before I get there, too.
>
> Fred Fillinger
> Europa A063 (wings done)
> Mentor, OH, USA
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