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Don, What about these Dzus cowl latches. There is no picture on their
website but they are on page 186 of the current AS&S catalog. You would
have to make the recess yourself but they are only about $2.50 each.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/a ... atches.php

Scott


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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Don
Boardman
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:43 AM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: Moosem-14 Cowl Latch

Hi Guys,

The side doors for the Moose M-14 cowl are in the warm up box. We are
looking hard at the Piper type flush draw latch.

Wag-Aero # M-738-000 page 41 only problem is they are $104 EACH and we would
need four.

Now I know that this Moose is a significant investment but $416 for 4 cowl
latches seem unreasonable.

What are/have guys used to close/draw down Moose like cowl doors?

Thanks,
Don B.



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Hi Guys,

The side doors for the Moose M-14 cowl are in the warm up box. We are
looking hard at the Piper type flush draw latch.

Wag-Aero # M-738-000 page 41 only problem is they are $104 EACH and we would
need four.

Now I know that this Moose is a significant investment but $416 for 4 cowl
latches seem unreasonable.

What are/have guys used to close/draw down Moose like cowl doors?

Thanks,
Don B.



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The ones from ASS for the Stinson appear to be exactly the same thing as
on a Piper Comanche and those parts add up to about $74. ea. I used
piper latches from e-bay and the receptacles and cups from ASS for my
top doors. I used the piano hinges on my smaller bottom doors and they
worked better than I expected.

I would probably not use the latches if I did this again on a Rebel. It
was a lot of work compared to piano hinges or Camlocs and a bit more
weight when you add up the extra re-inforcing required.

I have also been told that reasonable cost latches for the older Grumman
Traveller model may be available again. I like those more than the
Piper/Stinson ones.

Ken

Don Boardman wrote:

Hi Guys,

The side doors for the Moose M-14 cowl are in the warm up box. We are
looking hard at the Piper type flush draw latch.

Wag-Aero # M-738-000 page 41 only problem is they are $104 EACH and we would
need four.

Now I know that this Moose is a significant investment but $416 for 4 cowl
latches seem unreasonable.

What are/have guys used to close/draw down Moose like cowl doors?

Thanks,
Don B.

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Hi Don !

Haven't used them on a Moose, but my advice would be to save
your money ! On the Super Cub, these latches look great - for a
year or 2 - then they wear & loosen up, and become a pain !! We
end up replacing the latches, and sometimes patching the metal
around them too ...

What did Robin end up with on the factory Moose ?? Maybe
twist-lock fasteners would work .. (NOT Dzus fasteners - they
wear & loosen & fall out at unhandy moments !). The good old
piano hinge fastener seems to work best & longest ...

......bobp
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On Thursday 13 May 2004 11:42 am, you wrote:

Hi Guys,

The side doors for the Moose M-14 cowl are in the warm up box. We are
looking hard at the Piper type flush draw latch.

Wag-Aero # M-738-000 page 41 only problem is they are $104 EACH and we would
need four.

Now I know that this Moose is a significant investment but $416 for 4 cowl
latches seem unreasonable.

What are/have guys used to close/draw down Moose like cowl doors?

Thanks,
Don B.



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