Dan, I used a 1\16" drill bit and made holes in both sides of each bay at the low end. I did the same thing you did with a hose while washing mine. So far I haven't gotten any more water in, but they drained well the first time. Rick Wilson. rwdw2...@yahoo.com --- Dan Heath <da...@alltel.net> wrote: > Don't know anything about a moisture meter, but I > sure could use one. I was > wet sanding this weekend and I had the plane > outside, so instead of using a > cloth to wipe off the residue, I used the hose. Big > mistake. I got a lot > of water into the fuselage and I think it got in > through the elevator > clearance hole. > > Has anyone installed drain holes to handle > situations like this? I think I > will have to put in inspection holes back there > sooner than later. It is > very difficult for a 5'9" 175# old body to crawl > back in the fuselage to > wipe up the water. > > This situation would most likely occur anytime you > washed your plane if you > used a hose to rinse it off. > > N64KR > > Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC > > da...@kr-builder.org > > See you in Red Oak - 2003 > > See our KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Click on the > pic > See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
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