The Murphy Builders Site

Hi Jerry - and all ! . Sorry, Anna & I will not be there this year, so no PAS party ... :-( You can still all get together on Tuesday afternoon at the Pavillion - Homebuilt Camping ... Have a great show ! Hope to see you all again someday soon ! . ..... I have stopped all sales activity for New Murp...

...Several builders have used Everbrite - even on large inside surfaces - it's LIGHT, and easy to fix scratches - just dampen a cloth with it and wipe - it'll dissolve & smooth right out. This makes it great for floats ! ... We used Naptha as the solvent - it's readily available ... ;-) You can add ...

You are right to avoid any polish containing silicone - or you can never get paint to stick ! :-( Some have had good luck with wool buffing pads - rotary or oscillating - with a sprinkling of ordinary baking flour ... lots of work ! To protect the surface, use Everbrite liquid nylon protectant - $39...

Hi Larry !
Some builders fill the rivets to look like solids -
they think it looks better !
No need to worry about the mandrels - they are
corrosion resistant - and, if the rivets were dipped
before pulling, they will be sealed with epoxy !
.........bobp

Wings are all the same size - unless you add the
factory droop tips .....

You could buy a Moose kit & leave off the doublers
that add weight ... making it a SR ... Which should
be OK with a Lyc 360 or larger 4 cyl. ...

....bobp

Hi Sheldon ! I have 3 partially completed kits - all in the USA ... You can't import any kit that has parts closed in (tail, wings ..) as MD-RA want everything OPEN for inspection ! You could drill out rivets on smaller parts - elevators, rudder ... much more would be too much work, and risks damage...

. I can't stand it !! Doesn't ANYBODY <RTFM> anymore ???!!! (OR the Archives !!??) AFAIK, "Real" Zinc Chromate has been ILLEGAL, and NOT for sale in North America for OVER 20 years !! Do not use ANYTHING in 'spray cans' - it is almost always some kind of lacquer -- and it WILL eventually break down ...

Dave - it sounds like the kit you found may have lots of "builder created" parts .... Be careful - maybe you can arrange to visit another builder, to see what things should look like. There are lots in Ontario ... Maybe you can come to a Builders Meeting ... I strongly advise builders to set up an e...

Looks great, Jerry ! :-)

Hi Jerry ! Just me - I would go with just a flush drain on the outer floor (belly), ahead of the tee, so it would be easy to check on walk-around, AND put the gascolator on the low point on the firewall. You do already have flush drains on the wing tanks ... Have seen L shaped brackets used to suppo...

Yes ! ProSeal suppliers have something called an "Adhesion Enhancer" ...
or some such ... It gets brushed on before adding a second layer of
ProSeal.

Hi Steve ! You could start with the Rebel maintenance manual, found here: http://www.pattersonaerosales.com/Aircraft/Rebel/REBMAIN.pdf Since it IS the "Rebel Elite", most of the Rebel information applies. You should also review all of the Factory Service Bulletins for both the Elite & Rebel - found ...

[quote="Elite773"]This site needs significant upgrades and someone who is willing to do that. Bob.[/quote] ... Mike has always worked to make the site more useful, and I will certainly try to do the same. I've added a forum up top for you to post any specific things we can change to make the site mo...

Hi all ! Just a quick note to clarify the status of THIS site (MurphyBuilders.net). As already announced, Mike is stepping back, not away, and is passing the admin to me. I have a LOT occupying my time right now, with generating sales for Murphy kits, and assisting with the sale of the company, as w...

Throttle & mixture cables - sourcing ... Some of the guys here found great service & cables with fork ends at a local tractor supply house ! They would custom cut to whatever length you wanted, fasten on the forks or balls, and only charged about $35 !! They were better quality than the 'aircraft' v...