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Lyle Hendricks has produced these great looking retractable steps for the KIS Cruiser. Lyle Hendricks Telephone: 208-476-7740 (Pacific Time Zone) For Quotations and Capabilities: Lyle Hendricks, President,
Lyle@HendricksMfg.Com For Purchasing and Accounting: Kathy Hendricks, Office Manager, Kathy@HendricksMfg.com
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Hendricks
Manufacturing also builds other parts such as the beautiful door
latch shown below. |
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| The kit received from Hendricks is shown above
with a photo of extended step. |
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| The frame for the step was mounted on the face of a 3/4 inch plywood board that was bonded to the fron of the bulkhead. This was done to move the step forward and clear of the bulkhead as well as to a better position on the wind root. | |
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| The above photos show the process of filling
around the opening for the step. Since the step is positioned within
the flaired portion of the wing, the step must be filled on the bottom
and around it for producing a good seal. I also added some fill
to the side of the step to form a taper. This should provide for
a more seal when the step is retracted. The fill process will
need to be ground down once everything is filled in. |
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I did make one mistake on the final step of finishing the steps. I had filled and painted the step to make a tight fit but got it way too tight when the paint was included on both the inside of the opening and the step itself. I have been forced to sand down the step sides and bottom to get the step to properly retrach. I will have to sand some more and then wrap in a white vinyl to complete. I will also add wing walk to the top to keep it from being slippery. |
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