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  1. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Aerocet 1100 spreader bars   

    Thanks for the info. Just ordered two of the Carlson heavy duty struts. The dimensions look identical to the spreader bars on the Aerocet 1100 floats.
    Pretty good pricing too.  Cheers. 
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  2. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Aerocet 1100 spreader bars   

    No worries. Carlson has what looks to be the exact part...hope they are still in business.  Will call tomorrow.  Cheers,
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  3. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Aerocet 1100 spreader bars   

     
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  4. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Aerocet 1100 spreader bars   

    You have the website address?  Googled around and did not find it.  Thx. GW
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  5. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Hi Everyone   



  6. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Hi Everyone   

    I am running a IVO Medium fixed pitch prop. Years ago I  had a CAP 140 variable pitch that came apart in flight.  I left the prop control and MP gauge on the panel as I thought at some point I might be putting the electrics on it to be able to change the pitch. I never did that as the plane performs so well it does not need it. I should have removed the switch from the panel, but never did.   I set the prop to get 5800 RPM at takeoff at full throttle. My airspeed reads high by about 5 mph, verified many times via GPS.  If I remember correctly I removed the MP T connection...so it is reading ambient pressure...which is why it is at 29".  I am redoing the panel and will toss that instrument.  I prefer having something vs an open hole for now.  Cheers.
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  7. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Hi Everyone   

    Where are you from TJay?
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  8. kitfoxjunky added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    Aerocet 1100 spreader bars
    Had a hard landing and bent my spreader bars. Forward one is not too bad, but the rear has a dent in it and I think cannot be straightened.  I saw AC Spruce has aluminum wing struts, but it looks like the minor axis is 1" where I measure mine as 1.5".  See the pics attached.
    Hoping someone has one or both of these for sale or can point me to somewhere that sells this material.  If so send me a message.  Thanks



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  9. kitfoxjunky added a topic in Kitfox IV   

    Hi Everyone
    Just wanted to introduce myself. 
    My name is Gary. Had a Cessna Aerobat for 14 years before I sold it and bought my KF IV in 2000.  I have been flying it for 20 years now. It has a Rotax 912S, IVO Medium prop, and more often than not sits on top of Aerocet 1000 Amphib floats.  Last fall I took the fuse apart and pretty much rebuilt it.  I got it back in the air only a week ago.  It will go up on the floats again in June.  I will rebuilt the wings this winter...as I have the smaller fuel tanks and want to put in the larger ones.  I will never sell it, as nothing else IMHO can provide so much affordable fun. 
    I live in the Muskoka region of Ontario, about an hour and a half north of Toronto.  I moved up here a couple of years ago and took a job with Orillia Aviation Aviation as a bit of a retirement plan.  I have thousands of lakes to land my Kitfox on, and when not flying it I get to talk airplanes all day long with customers who also fly on floats.  Our airport was bought a couple of years back by a developer out of Toronto, and the renovations have been extensive. New maintenance facility, 30 new hangers, longer runway, a water aerodrome, 2 charter companies serving 5 outpost camps, a restaurant you can take your wife to, a paint shop, a flight school and a marina that has been turned into a water aerodrome.  When not flying the KF I get to do ferry flights in customer aircraft or one of our 14 float planes, including 3 piston Beavers.  Doubt I will ever get to fly the Turbo Beaver..but hey..over the winter I get to fire it up once a month to keep it serviced.  I am truly blessed.  If you are ever in the area...once travel bans are lifted of course, please look me up. 
    I have participated in other Kitfox forums over the years, and some of the Facebook groups. but not a regular on this one. I have heard about it, and benefited from several posts.  I have 1000 hours on my KF now.  Hope to be able to answer questions when I can, and get support when I cannot.
    Cheers,
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  10. kitfoxjunky added a topic in KitFox General Forum   

    Fuel tanks Mdl 3 and 4
    I have an early Kitfox IV, sn 1917.  It has the 1200 gross weight, but the small tail.  Ones a few serial numbers down the road went to a larger tail.  Often I have wondered if it was really a 1050 gross weight vs the 1200 on the data plate.
    Regardless. It has the small 6 gal wing tanks feeding a header tank behind the seat.  I bought a 12 gal tank that has KF 3 on it.  Will a KF3 tank fit into a KF 4?  Anyone know?  If it will fit, does anyone have the mate for this. If it will not..anyone want to buy the KF 3 tank?  The one I have is for the passenger side. Need a pilot side.
    Thanks
     
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  11. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic wing tank replacement   

    I am surprised that you would use Acetone. Acetone eats fiberglass. I called the guys as Caswell and they told me only use acetone if  your tanks are metal. Otherwise hot water and detergent.  Use drywall screws so the inside gets roughed up. 
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  12. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic Wing Tank Repair   

    Thanks for putting this up Chris. My Kitfox IV after 20 years of dependable service just developed a fuel leak. Also getting some bubbles in the Aerothane on the top of the floats that I understand is due to ethanol seeping through the fiberglass. I was going to use Caswell sealer on them, but I think even the small 6 gal tanks have baffles in them.  Do you know. Looks like the larger tank has fuel bays with no baffles at all.  
    Also, with the Kitfox the fuel tanks are part of the wing structure.  I am not sure I could mount an access panel in them and still maintain the structural integrity of the wing.
    Any comments welcome and appreciated.
     
    Gary
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  13. kitfoxjunky added a post in a topic fuel tank sealing - sloshing   

    I talked to Caswell, and they did not recommend using acetone on fiberglass tanks.  Hot water and detergent only. The acetone can attack the fiberglass resin.  My tanks in my Kitfox IV, which I  have had for 20 years, started leaking recently. Caswell looks like a fit, as I am just trying to get through the summer before I upgrade to the larger tanks, but my understanding is that even the small 6 gal wing tank has baffles in it to stop fuel from sloshing around in flight.  How can you get the Caswell to flow around the baffles? 
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