Thanks again, Wayne. Great to hear from 1st hand experience. Hanging from
the wing attach points is what MAM recommends too. My problem, though, is
building the rafter support beams strong enough in my hangar to support the
weight. Putting those up (about 16 feet up from the ground) is a lot of
work, too. So the other thing I am considering now is just jacking it up
from the bottom and supporting it on wood stands.
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murphy-rebel@dcsol.com [mailto:
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Wayne G. O'Shea
Sent: July 24, 2001 8:14 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: Float mounting on the Rebel
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Walter, I remove the wing root fairings at the windshield (small one that
wraps from top to bottom fairings). I then use a sling made from aircraft
cable, with an AN6 bolt through the thimbles under the top carrythrough tube
(between the cabin root and the wing attach bolt). Using the AN6 bolt
distributes the load evenly across the carrythrough and guarantees the sling
can't slip off the carrythrough out onto the wing fitting, as when tightened
up the thimbles can't slip by the wing attach bolt. I use two block and
tackles (on roller trolleys on an I beam) so I can lift each side
independently to make squaring the fuselage up to the floats easier. You
could use a "spreader bar" (the width of the cabin plus an inch or so, so
loads are straight up on the carrythrough) and one chain fall, but make sure
you have ropes on each wing so it doesn't tip over on it's side.
Not that it is necessarily good, but MY opinion is NOT to lift by the engine
mount unless you really have to, and if you do make sure you are right in
close to the firewall so there is no leverage on the mounts.
Have fun,
Wayne G. O'Shea
www.irishfield.on.ca
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From: "Walter Klatt" <
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Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: RE: Float mounting on the Rebel
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Thanks, Brian. That is very interesting. I asked Murphy if I could lift it
by the engine mounts, and they said no, it was not designed for that. If I
can, then I would just use a regular crane boom type engine hoist, which
would work best for me. Did you do it with the wings on, and have any fuel
in the tanks?
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brian amendala
Sent: July 23, 2001 1:52 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: Float mounting on the Rebel
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I hung my Rebel by the engine mount to the beam with a rope. Then you just
support the tail...
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I am getting ready to raise my Rebel in my hangar to attach my floats. My
plan is to add some extra 2 X 12 fir or spruce rafters across a span of
21
feet. Just wondering if there are any engineer types out there that could
tell me how many of these 2 X 12's I need to nail together to be strong
enough to support the Rebel or about 1000 pounds from the middle of this
21
foot span?
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