Thanks Derek and John. Sounds like there is no simple fix! Will investigate the Clark Rubber idea first and then look to using your template.
The wheel arch issue is mainly only a problem when the wheel is retracted, but I agree, it is the preverbial pain in the... Thanks for you comments. Will also see what others suggest. Philip (Supposed to be flying today, after yesterday was a corker, but alas we have 30kts of cross wind on our hands). >From: "John Orton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] An uncomfortable problem >Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:01:46 +0800 > >Hi Phil and all, > >We had the same sort of problem a couple of years ago. >Our main problem as I saw it was that the bottom seat section had >collapsed. >I suspect that you are having a similar problem. >I made a new styrene foam bottom seat section and then covered this with a >thin layer of fibreglass ( using epoxy resin ) which was then upholstered >with fairly thin layer of firm foam cushioning. >Some of the reasons that pushed me to remaking the lower section. >1. The collapse of the bottom cushion for the rear seat made sitting on the >wheel hump very uncomfortable. >2. The shape of any existing reasonable cushions did not give enough >support >towards the front. This tended to allow the pilots bottom to slide forward >into a slumped position. >Getting the bottom seat shape satisfactory took a fair degree of fiddling. > >The other refinement which I added was to glue some aluminium brackets to >the underside of the rear seat which were positioned such that they >attached >to the pins at the bottom of the seat back. This was done to stop the >lower >section pushing forward. From what I have seen most Blanik rear bottom seat >sections had long since lost the original press stud system of holding them >in place. > >I have a cardboard template that I used for the base section if that would >be of any use. > >Regards >**************************************************************** > John Orton, Acting Technical Supervisor > Mathematical & Physical Sciences , Division of Science & Engineering > Murdoch University, Murdoch WA 6150, Australia > Phone : (08) 9360 2556 > Fax : (08) 9360 6183 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >**************************************************************** > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Philip Armytage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:24 PM >Subject: [aus-soaring] An uncomfortable problem > > > > > > We are faced with an uncomfortable issue: > > > > Our seat cushions are need replacing / rebuilding / repairing in our l13 > > Blanik. > > > > Others must have had this problem in the past. > > > > Being of a limited budget, what is the best method of fixing this > > uncomfortable problem (pun intended)?. > > > > The front seat is the worst. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > -- > > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > >-- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
