recover time

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:19 pm

so it is time to recover my M5. i thought i would share these pisc with everyone. maybe they can be useful to someone, or maybe they will just help me feel better about being without my wings for a few months...

stripped and epoxy coated fuselage tubing, weld on float fittings installed.

brand spankin new ceconite going on. it won't be long now!

i'll keep you updated over the next few weeks...........

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:36 pm

we also took this oportunity to get rid of the old wooden stringers and replace them with aluminum. maule wanted $450 for a metal stringer kit, but we used locally sourced cub stringers for a lot less. all work is being completed at crosswinds STOL, wasilla AK- of the PA-12 crosswinds cruiser fame.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:25 am

Crosswinds STOL has some great products. Think they would rig up an aft bagage for the Maule? Your airframe would be a great opportunity, being all stripped out.

Also wonder what they would think of adapting their wingtip to the M5, gain just a little wing area and stall fence the ailerons. Might give a bit shorter takeoff, faster climb and not muchif any speed penalty.

Kirk

N9657 · Post by **N9657** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:03 pm

I have a 1980 M5-180 and have talked to a few shops about recovering and painting. It seems like everyone wants 15k-20k for the recover and the same for the paint job. Is this about what it really costs or am I getting high numbers. Thanks

Lowflybye · Post by **Lowflybye** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:17 pm

Is that a fishing rod tube that I see in the second picture?

Details please...materials used, weight, pros & cons...

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:22 pm

Lowflybye wrote:Is that a fishing rod tube that I see in the second picture?

Details please...materials used, weight, pros & cons...

that would be a rod holder. 6" dia 4' long. it's still in the works as far a paperwork, but i'll let you know how it goes.

N9657,

those prices seem sky high to me. it may depend on how much you can help. i spend every free moment helping these guys. my biggest problem is that i am changing the color of the whole airplane, so every little part has to be stripped and repainted. i have hundreds of hours invested already in mostly stripping, prepping, priming of parts. and of course when i stripped one of the flaps i found cracks in it- so now i am reskinning it. found cracks in one of the wing skins- so now reskinning a wing.... it goes on and on

but if i just dropped my plane off and told them to do a complete recover/repaint it would be very expensive. but not as high as the prices you were given.

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:28 pm

Kirk wrote:Crosswinds STOL has some great products. Think they would rig up an aft bagage for the Maule? Your airframe would be a great opportunity, being all stripped out.

Also wonder what they would think of adapting their wingtip to the M5, gain just a little wing area and stall fence the ailerons. Might give a bit shorter takeoff, faster climb and not muchif any speed penalty.

Kirk

i talked to charly about the aft baggage. we agreed i couldn't afford it right now, but he had some sweet ideas about moving the flap cable aft and moving the lower angled tubes elsewhere so it was a large flat area. these guys are artists with a tig welder and if you are in the market i would HIGHLY recommend them (even tho they are cub guys)

i haven't asked him about using part or all of his wing kits on a maule ??? they also use a drooped leading edge on their cubs, like a cessna camberlift. i'll run it by him later this week.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:59 pm

Personally, all I'd look for in an aft baggage is enough room to stuff cabin and wing covers in. Cutting tubes, moving flap cables etc would price it beyond what I would want to put into it.

Kirk

PS: Thanks for asking, they seem like a pretty switched on shop.

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:12 pm

Mel Wick of Wick Air, Palmer AK has done some very nice extended baggage mods and also the Atlee Dodge single fold seat mod.

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:49 pm

white dope on the new fabric, getting ready for paint....

Hottshot · Post by **Hottshot** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:29 am

Lookin' good, What coclr you gunna go with on the final coat??

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:59 am

just a clean bright white. and then some bright red stripes....

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:04 pm

The venerable B.D. would be proud of you. Red over White.

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:53 am

there is going to be a touch of silver in there too. very much like the M7 on your homepage, jeremy.

UP-M5 · Post by **UP-M5** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:43 pm

OK, stripes and N number are done!! its getting closer.

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