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* Use the 3 1/2” or smaller spacing. If you use longer spacing you risk the cowl ballooning between them. | * Use the 3 1/2” or smaller spacing. If you use longer spacing you risk the cowl ballooning between them. | ||
* Beware of the skybolt receptacles in the corners by the engine mounts; if you do not lay them out before hand, the mounts will interfere with those receptacles. | * Beware of the skybolt receptacles in the corners by the engine mounts; if you do not lay them out before hand, the mounts will interfere with those receptacles. | ||
* The skybolt flanges are wider than the stock hinges. For this reason, the skybolt flanges might interfere with the thicker portion of the cowling. Consider removing cowl material to make each flange fit and reinforce the area with a piece of fiberglass. See also this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/9827285024059175 FB Thread] (6/2025) | |||
* Check out Andrew Gilroy's video series on mounting his RV-14 cowl [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKDXR3u5XBA YouTube] | * Check out Andrew Gilroy's video series on mounting his RV-14 cowl [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKDXR3u5XBA YouTube] | ||
* See Baseleg Aviation's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1RXXqysP-A YouTube] video. | * See Baseleg Aviation's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1RXXqysP-A YouTube] video. | ||