http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/ RV Aircraft Builders Group Fri, 24 May 2013 03:26:49 GMT blueeyedcruzer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7664 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7664 It doesn't sound all that bad to me. ... Great! So it hasn't been sitting in a field exposed to sun, rain, wind, and snow. A lot of RV parts sit in garages for Fri, 24 May 2013 02:05:37 GMT Jim Skala http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7663 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7663 How many hours are on it? Was the engine used or new? "treating" corrosion? If it corroded, it was around salt water, or it was built without primer. No W & Fri, 24 May 2013 00:11:16 GMT Ron Fearnow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7662 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7662 ... Need to perform a pre-buy inspection. Sounds like an unfinished project. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:38 GMT Bobby Hester http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7661 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7661 I would be willing to guess that he doesn't even have an airworthiness cert. since he does have any w&b info. Apparently he doesn't even have an understanding Thu, 23 May 2013 17:16:05 GMT iflylta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7660 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7660 Hasn't mentioned a price yet. Did comment he put $40K into the panel. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:50 GMT Bob Collins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7659 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7659 Ask to see the airworthiness certificate and also the limitations paperwork also. Those might be illuminating. If I had to guess, I'd guess this guy is giving Thu, 23 May 2013 15:49:26 GMT Russ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7658 210lbs behind the seats... wow! ... "The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late." - Seymour Cray Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:15 GMT iflylta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7657 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7657 Thanks everyone for the quick responses. I thought the seat tank was a bit hinky. It is 35 gallons and that is what raised a red flag with me based on its Thu, 23 May 2013 15:19:58 GMT Ken Thompson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7656 Rich, I agree with several of the other responses.  If you are serious about this plane, have another builder and an A&P who knows RV's go through the plane Thu, 23 May 2013 14:26:16 GMT Larry Bowen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7655 If your looking for a turn-key airplane, sounds like this isn't the one for you. If you are looking for a project, have an A&P and RV builder go through it Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:27 GMT Micheal Conry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7654 You say it looks like it has chicken pocks? Is that on the outside? If so, it would seem that it was corroding long before it was painted if it is painted. I Thu, 23 May 2013 13:56:44 GMT Bob Collins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7653 You say it's completed but say the owner doesn't have W&B data. That's really the only red flag you need. He's got it. You need it for the DAR. If it's Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:07 GMT Robert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7652 I am currently building an RV-9. The extra tank is neither an option from Vans nor is it standard. How large is the "behind the seat" tank? Vans has a 75 lb Thu, 23 May 2013 13:18:18 GMT iflylta http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7651 I am new to RV's. Looking at buying an RV-9 that was completed in 2005. Any suggestions what I should be looking out for? Plane has set idle for 5 years in a Mon, 20 May 2013 18:53:55 GMT Ron Fearnow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/7650 ... I used PPG primers and PPG auto paint for the interior and exterior (2007 Ford light gray with no clear coat...just wax). Also used Zinc Phosphate and