[TowerTalk] Damaged Cushcraft

[Adam Shirley WJ4X]

I called and ordered trap caps from Cushcraft and had not a problem.

I'd check DX Engineering though... order something better than he
started out with.

73!
 -Adam



On 6/6/2011 6:53 AM, John Lemay wrote:
> Hello all
> 
> A friend of mine had an accident with his tilt-over tower and damaged his
> Cushcraft MA5B. He's asked me to look at making some repairs.
> 
> I can straighten or replace the aluminium parts where necessary, but looking
> over the various fittings I have noticed that some of the stainless U bolts
> have nuts which have seized. This will make it difficult to put back
> together correctly.
> 
> I'd like to replace like for like which means importing some stainless U
> bolts with the correct threads, like 1/4-20 and 5/16-18. Some of the U bolts
> have long legs because they pass round the boom and through the elements.
> 
> I'm seeking suggestions for sources of these U bolts please ?
> 
> Has anyone had success in obtaining spares from Cushcraft (MFJ) ?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> John G4ZTR
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