Hi all,
I have a covered trailer for my monowheel. It is set up for single person
rigging - works a treat. I'll post some photos when I can.
regards,
M Parkin
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From: "Paul Boulet" <possible2do@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Europa-List: trailers and intercoolers
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> Hi all;
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> It's been an interesting weekend. Lincoln Ragel was kind enough to show
me one of two open trailers that Sam built for the two of them. He also
showed me Kim Prout's aluminum trailer which was shipped from across the
pond. I had brought my welder with me and we took lots of photos and
measurements. Sam built these trailers some 4 years ago and the materials
at that time cost him about $1,300 per trailer with most parts coming out of
the Northern equipment catalog. Unfortunately, Sam did not make
blueprints/drawings, etc so we'd have to develop them as we go.
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> At this point I'm leaning towards buying a covered trailer rather than
going with the open design. It's not much more money and I won't have to
worry about finding a garage to park the thing in. The only reason I was
considering the open design was due to the idea of single person
rig/de-rigging. However Lincoln said even with a wing dolly this would be
a very difficult endeavor. Does anyone have a covered trailer I could see
photos and/or sources of suppliers of?
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> However my welder said he'd be willing to mock one up for someone else if
they want... contact me off line and I'll send you his email address if you
want to pursue it.
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> By the way, does anyone know if Europa has a patent on the trailer? Is
there any possibility of them sharing the plans with those of us in the
states?
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> On another note I searched the archives for intercooler articles and found
62 articles. I waded through them all and found very little of use. I did
find out that it's untrue that Dennis Vories used a Nissan 300zx
intercooler- it's too long to fit in the cowling so the one he uses was
custom made. This is heresay but it came from a reliable source. Lincoln
has a friend also trying to build an intercooler for his plane. My plans
are to piggy back on his efforts or perhaps Karim will come up with a design
shortly. Until then I'll move my oil reservoir to the port side and run
without the intercooler.
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> Regards, Paul Boulet, A212, Malibu, California
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