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XL / Re: Verner 3V engine mount query.

« Last post by Shay King on April 02, 2026, 10:37:36 AM »

Yeah Chuck, I haven’t checked the shipping rates yet, but they used to be quite reasonable. Building a light weight crate to ship it in safely will be a bit of a challenge though. The seller didn’t have any of the original packaging.
I’d still like Kamil to look it over, there may be some upgrades available too. I also want to see if I should change the carb.
25 years ago when I was building my Zenith 701, my wife and I drove to the Czech Aircraft Works to collect the tail kit and fuels tanks. We camped along the way. I still have the tent, and the wife…🤔

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XL / Re: Verner 3V engine mount query.

« Last post by Chuck in Indiana on April 02, 2026, 07:35:56 AM »

I can't imagine the shipping costs and time required to send it to the Czech republic and back. (!) Besides that. it's new.. (shrug)
Naturally the ignition pickups stay on the engine. The ignition module and regulator fit on the firewall.

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XL / Re: Verner 3V engine mount query.

« Last post by Shay King on March 31, 2026, 10:41:30 AM »

Thanks Brock. Hopefully I’ll be able to get it mounted and running successfully.

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XL / Re: Verner 3V engine mount query.

« Last post by Brock on March 31, 2026, 07:40:34 AM »

Shay,  While my mounting is the newer style (much different) there might be something in this mount-thread that will give you ideas.  A few things I did differently from plans was to shorten the firewall back 2" to help with the longer mount of the V3.  I also made the firewall square though not so much for the engine but for my feet.

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Single Seaters / Re: Varnish: type & amount for XL

« Last post by Brock on March 31, 2026, 07:29:07 AM »

Here you go

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XL / Re: Verner 3V engine mount query.

« Last post by Shay King on March 31, 2026, 03:27:06 AM »

I acquired a Verner 3V yesterday. It was for sale on eBay. Had a long trip by ferry and road to get it home. It’s a very early model with a Walbro carb. It’s never been run. My plan is to ship it back to Kamil at Verner for checking over and upgrading where appropriate.
The ignition modules and voltage regulator are mounted on the engine. Am I right in thinking that most users would mount these remotely?
Pictures below.

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Single Seaters / Re: Varnish: type & amount for XL

« Last post by Shay King on March 31, 2026, 03:14:47 AM »

I don’t know what to say. Two totally different approaches from what should be two reliable sources. I can’t find the head-scratching emoji…

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Single Seaters / Re: Varnish: type & amount for XL

« Last post by Brock on March 29, 2026, 02:45:30 PM »

Definitely should use the sealer that Oratex recommends.

So, I contacted the folks (Lars) at BetterAircraftFabric (USA Oratex dealer).  This is what he had to say...

It has to be for sure a two component wood varnish. It cannot be under any circumstances be any of those water-based single component things.
Check Marine/Maritime supply stores in your city, they should have a reasonable product. Best use one that is Epoxy based.

It's interesting that the bottle pictured in Shay's post is marked "water based".  Looks like I'll be going with the Poly Fiber EV-400.

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Brock's bits - LEXLV3 / Re: Wings

« Last post by pappyadkins on March 29, 2026, 12:14:38 PM »

I think I added 'filler' so my front skin could glue to something, but I'd have to go back to my videos to know for sure...

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XL / Re: lemon drops

« Last post by Kamcoman77 on March 28, 2026, 06:04:28 PM »

Here is a photo showing how visible the Fastbond with yellow food coloring is without wiping it off. I painted on a 1" wide stripe of Fastbond prior to installing fabric rivets and 1" wide pinked tape over ribs.