Carbon Cub Tip Bow on Standard Wing???
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bob turner
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The original Ash bow is probably best, if you can avoid drilling holes through it at those brackets. It has resilience, and can survive serious crosswinds and hangar rash.
Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
Different shape, have you piced them from Cub Crafters? Curious how much they want for them?
Grant
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Nope - I have not priced them. Mostly I wanted to find a more elegant way to mount the Nav/Strobe light to the wing. I think it can be done with the standard tip bow using this as an example....
I wonder how the fabric lays down around this.... Nothing wrong with the OEM light just tryiong to think outside the box a little...
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Steve Pierce
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Graham, TX
Tony did that on his L21.
txpacer
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Iowa Park, TX
It was very time consuming, with all the gluing, carving and sanding, but I like the results. Chris had to talk to the fabric a bit to get it to lay down right. It looks good.
I used the Whelen Orion light. I think the big hole the stock Grimes light needs would compromise the bow strength too much.
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bob turner
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If you just want a reasonably good looking Grimes mount (works with the old Whelen tube flashers) just put the Super Cub streamline fittings on before cover. Use care to get a good glue line at the flange, because you cannot wrap the fabric inside. A little JB Weld helps to make it look finished. No holes in the bow.
I'll try to remember to get a photo.
I'll try to remember to get a photo.
skywagon8a
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SE Mass MA6
I would fair that trailing edge a bit further back for a more gentle shape.
