I am repainting the sailplane trailer and the rearend is funky. It's 3/8" thick plywood. OK, it was marine grade and in decent shape when it was fabbed, but now it's punky and funky.
Roughly 44 X 27 inches and 3/8" thick. I don't want to do this every other season so what do you folks think about something polymer, formica, Corian (kidding)
There are handles outboard of each tail light and as you lift the clamshell it flexes. Wood can flex, plexi and lexan won't. Something cutting board-ish.
Thoughts
Thanx, Dan
why not leave it wood and glass it over?
If you glass over the plywood or use an epoxy sealer, you should be fine for 10 years or more.
Do not use pressure treated plywood, as it will corrode any aluminum or steel fasteners you use.
Edit: You could just glass the whole thing, too.
Yeah, I was thinking fiberglass, but then I'm redoing a Europa right now, so....
Dr. Hess wrote:
Yeah, I was thinking fiberglass, but then I'm redoing a Europa right now, so....
now why would that make you think of glassfibre?
Outdoor weather resistant PVC sheeting. Comes in 4x8 sheet easy to cut strong light weight and comes white.
something else to think of... if you go too light, you might start getting issues when trying to tow that trailer
Strizzo
UltraDork
3/22/12 8:54 p.m.
Get some seaboard from west marine or similar store, it's like a heavy duty nylon type board that won't rot.
I love Starboard. It's the stuff many boat accesories like cup holders and cutting boards are made of. It cuts easily with a jig saw and a router makes nice rounded edges. Unfortunately, it's not that cheap. Tap Plastics has a sheet like you need for about $80.00
I bet that europa is more reliable
EDT
New Reader
3/23/12 5:15 p.m.
Me and my dad built one of the first Europas around 15 years ago, but recently sold it. That was the best flying, most reliable plane I've ever seen. Fast, economical, and pretty.
I really need to finish up getting my pilots license
