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skybird
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Initially Posted - 12/04/2010 : 21:34:21

I just finished installing the mast plate from CD on my boat. I had to "adjust" all 4 holes in the plate to match my mast step. That stainless is hard stuff! Finally used a table top drill press with a bit a little smaller than the holes set in the chuck with smooth shaft exposed for about 3/8". This allowed me to egg the holes on one side only by tipping the plate with the material to be removed down on the cutting portion of the bit and the other edge up on the smooth portion of the bit. Forward holes had to be stretched to the outside and aft ones to the inside. Turn plate over and repeat to evenly shape the top and bottom as needed. Maybe 15 minutes work once i figured out what to do. I used 3M 4200 to bed the plate and step, but had to make a trip to Lowe's for some longer stainless bolts. By then it was dark and getting cold so now there is a worklight sitting on top of the whole assembly to keep it warm

. I hope the excess will trim off pretty easily after it cures! I would like to raise the mast tomorrow to test my gin pole and figure out where everything goes and what it's all for! Winds 25 gusting to 40 or so this afternoon out of the north, so it was a good time to be on the trailer and working on it instead of on the water.

Richard Templeton
'86 C-25 TR/SK Sail# 5335 "Skybird52"
Hawley,TX

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JoshMcCullock
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Response Posted - 12/04/2010 : 21:47:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by skybird Winds 25 gusting to 40 or so this afternoon out of the north, so it was a good time to be on the trailer and working on it instead of on the water.
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That pretty much describes OKC right now. It's gonna be a long winter!

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skybird
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Response Posted - 12/04/2010 : 22:12:03

This am early, my brother and i flew in a 6 plane formation to practice for a Pearl Harbor commemorative missing man flyover Sunday afternoon. It was a little windy, but more pleasant than later in the day. Now talking about a hi of 49 tomorrow, but maybe not so windy.

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Response Posted - 12/05/2010 : 15:00:32

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by skybird
 This am early, my brother and i flew in a 6 plane formation to practice for a Pearl Harbor commemorative missing man flyover Sunday afternoon. It was a little windy, but more pleasant than later in the day. Now talking about a hi of 49 tomorrow, but maybe not so windy.
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Are you a member of the CAF? What type plane?

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skybird
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Response Posted - 12/05/2010 : 15:35:13

My brother and i together own a 1956 Piper Tri-Pacer. Formation was a collection of antiques mostly. Today we flew lead for the missing man flyover. My brother is an ex-marine and is our closest connection with the CAF. Most of the pilots in the formation are vets and the missing man ship carried a 92? yr old Pearl Harbor survivor, flown by an 80 yr old USAAC pilot and local flight instructor. Pretty dang cool IMHO. Our dad was a Navy flight instructor during WW2.

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Response Posted - 12/05/2010 : 16:56:30

Sweet! I love Abilene. I used to come through there the week before Memorial Day and would spend the evenings sitting at the small baseball field/park on the NW corner of of Dyess watching the B-1's do night operations. Later in the week I'd go to the annual Memorial Day weekend airshow at Breckenridge.

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 12/07/2010 : 06:37:23

Thank you for your dedication Skybird.
Makes me wonder why anybody would buy a Japanese car.

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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/07/2010 : 07:28:25

<< Makes me wonder why anybody would buy a Japanese car. >>

Yepper... I bought one and didn't like doing it at all.. anybody read Flyboys?

I'm probably gonna use great grandady's hand operated drill press to drill my plate. I'll hafta post a shot of it, it is so unusual to see one now-a-days. Course I could use the new one made in China..

Don't like it at all...

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glen
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Response Posted - 12/07/2010 : 12:49:32

Thank you SkyBird for posting that. It’s an honor to sail with all the veterans in this organization (even if it’s only on the net)

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Response Posted - 12/07/2010 : 16:32:08

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Happy D
 ...Makes me wonder why anybody would buy a Japanese car.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...or anything made on the other side of the Mason Dixon Line, or in England...

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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/08/2010 : 04:49:35

I'll tell you what I am grateful for, those guys (and Gals) at Catalina Direct stocking all those original parts. Great Boats but without a parts distributor we would be sunk...

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