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The Moose is in the paint shop and is scheduled back home in two weeks. The engine, prop and wings are in the hangar ready to assemble. As a straight float pilot I have no idea what to do with dock lines on an amphib. The only thing I can think of is to take it with me in and out of the cabin. What do others do?
Al
Moose, N526AP

Howard's are long enough that he has a braided loop around each front and rear cleat, and then runs the lines along the deck rail to the other end of the float and ties them off for a total of four lines. That way they are there and ready when he needs them and they sit nicely along his outer deck rail. Also makes for a no slip edge on his top deck as you step off!

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: Al & Deb Paxhia (paxhia2@attbi.com)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:02 PM
Subject: Amphib question


The Moose is in the paint shop and is scheduled back home in two weeks. The engine, prop and wings are in the hangar ready to assemble. As a straight float pilot I have no idea what to do with dock lines on an amphib. The only thing I can think of is to take it with me in and out of the cabin. What do others do?
Al
Moose, N526AP

Wayne,
Thanks for the input, I like the idea of tying off on each end. I think I'll also put on two wing grab lines one on the wing tip and other on the tiedown ring at the top of the strut. That should be enough.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne G. O'Shea (oifa@irishfield.on.ca)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Amphib question


Howard's are long enough that he has a braided loop around each front and rear cleat, and then runs the lines along the deck rail to the other end of the float and ties them off for a total of four lines. That way they are there and ready when he needs them and they sit nicely along his outer deck rail. Also makes for a no slip edge on his top deck as you step off!

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: Al & Deb Paxhia (paxhia2@attbi.com)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:02 PM
Subject: Amphib question


The Moose is in the paint shop and is scheduled back home in two weeks. The engine, prop and wings are in the hangar ready to assemble. As a straight float pilot I have no idea what to do with dock lines on an amphib. The only thing I can think of is to take it with me in and out of the cabin. What do others do?
Al
Moose, N526AP

I put wing tip ropes on the Rebel on Floats that I refurbed/sold and bought back last/this year. I installed an 1/8" x 1" x 1" angle, that was just shy of a foot long (so it fit between the ribs), to the main spare and installed eyebolts for a short catch rope on each side. This makes it strong enough for pulling towards a dock etc (or holding to turn someone around on skis while they power up!), just make sure that nobody uses them to tie the aircraft down as such may be a little hard on the wing in a gale!

I think I took pictures (as I usually do) while I was installing these. Will have a look and post to the archives if I do.

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: Al & Deb Paxhia (paxhia2@attbi.com)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Amphib question


Wayne,
Thanks for the input, I like the idea of tying off on each end. I think I'll also put on two wing grab lines one on the wing tip and other on the tiedown ring at the top of the strut. That should be enough.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne G. O'Shea (oifa@irishfield.on.ca)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Amphib question


Howard's are long enough that he has a braided loop around each front and rear cleat, and then runs the lines along the deck rail to the other end of the float and ties them off for a total of four lines. That way they are there and ready when he needs them and they sit nicely along his outer deck rail. Also makes for a no slip edge on his top deck as you step off!

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: Al & Deb Paxhia (paxhia2@attbi.com)
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com (murphy-rebel@dcsol.com)
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 11:02 PM
Subject: Amphib question


The Moose is in the paint shop and is scheduled back home in two weeks. The engine, prop and wings are in the hangar ready to assemble. As a straight float pilot I have no idea what to do with dock lines on an amphib. The only thing I can think of is to take it with me in and out of the cabin. What do others do?
Al
Moose, N526AP

Good morning gentlemen

For the 1800 amphib floats, page 3-19 dated 03/27/95 says to drill a 1
3/8" access hole into the inboard side of bulkheads E and H at the top.
Does anybody know why? Is it just access to pump out that little
section between the double bulkheads? It would seem to make more sense
to make a hole at the bottom for that section to drain into an adjacent
large compartment? Is there any other purpose for these access holes?

thanks
Ken




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