X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:06:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1143459 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:09:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=dskeele@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm68aec.bellsouth.net ([192.168.16.253]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060606200901.YPVQ25207.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm68aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:09:01 -0400 Received: from mail.bellsouth.net ([192.168.16.253]) by ibm68aec.bellsouth.net with SMTP id <20060606200901.ZQIA15153.ibm68aec.bellsouth.net@mail.bellsouth.net>; Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:09:01 -0400 X-Mailer: Openwave WebEngine, version 2.8.16.1 (webedge20-101-1106-101-20040924) X-Originating-IP: [70.149.219.210] From: X-Original-To: Subject: LNC 2 Ventral fin X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:09:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Original-Message-Id: <20060606200901.ZQIA15153.ibm68aec.bellsouth.net@mail.bellsouth.net> My 1988 235/320 has a ventral fin starting just below the TE of the wing to 10" of height at the rudder. I had a 7" vertical crack in the paint on both sides of the fin just below the point of minimum girth on the fusilage (a point just below the FE of the horiz Stabilizer) The cracks did not go into the fusilage. Careful sanding revealed only the paint was cracked, not the fin or fusilage. Put a 2 bid application on either side 6"for and aft of this area and will monitor. THe paint Sterling Polyurethanc is very brittle in my opinion, but there was some type movement in the tail assy. Perhaps the larger rudder and fin contributed to the cracks.. I'm considering the addition of a Horizontal Prepreg bulkhead thru this area.. Something to look for Regards. Don SKeele (850) 626-4946