Float assembly details
The Basic Parts Kit does not include pre-drilled holes. Using the detailed assembly manuals supplied with your kit, you will measure, mark and drill all the holes.
With the Pre-Drilled Kit, factory specialists have pre-assembled your floats by drilling almost all the holes. Floats are then taken apart again for easy shipping and final assembly by you. This saves about 75 hours of work per set of straight floats and 150 hours for the amphibious model. Following photos are of the pre-drilled kit in the assembly process.
The Basic Parts Kit does not include pre-drilled holes. Using the detailed assembly manuals supplied with your kit, you will measure, mark and drill all the holes.
With the Pre-Drilled Kit, factory specialists have pre-assembled your floats by drilling almost all the holes. Floats are then taken apart again for easy shipping and final assembly by you. This saves about 75 hours of work per set of straight floats and 150 hours for the amphibious model. Following photos are of the pre-drilled kit in the assembly process.
 Front view, bottom facing up. 1450 amphibious. |
 Detail of nose gear area. |
 Front view, bottom facing up |
 Rear view, bottom facing up. |
 Float in simple wood jig. Required when building from the parts kit only. |
 Detail of main gear area. |
ASSEMBLY MANUALS...
Above is a sampling of the many assembly manuals that builders can download for free from the Zenair Floats Tech-Support website. These step-by-step assembly manuals complement the assembly drawings that come with each kit. In addition, customers can also purchase the Building Your Zenair Floats DVD available from HomebuiltHelp.com (see below).
Full access to the online manuals is only granted to Zenair customers who have purchased a complete Zenair float kit; a password is necessary to enter the site. Qualified customers may request the passwords for free by following these simple steps. Thank you for your understanding.
Full access to the online manuals is only granted to Zenair customers who have purchased a complete Zenair float kit; a password is necessary to enter the site. Qualified customers may request the passwords for free by following these simple steps. Thank you for your understanding.
Can you assemble your own floats?
Now you can see how they go together with this DVD from:
Now you can see how they go together with this DVD from:
The "Build your Zenair FLoats" DVD is a great tool to assist you in the assembly when ordering the basic parts kit. In addition the the DVD, you get a complete set of CAD assembly drawings and photo assembly instructions with the parts kit or pre-drilled kit.
With the pre-drilled kit, the factory assembles the complete floats where all the holes are drilled. When you get the pre-drilled kit, all the parts are marked where you start riveting them immediately. No marking, no measuring. Simply line up the parts and start riveting after applying corrosion protection and sealer between the parts.
With the pre-drilled kit, the factory assembles the complete floats where all the holes are drilled. When you get the pre-drilled kit, all the parts are marked where you start riveting them immediately. No marking, no measuring. Simply line up the parts and start riveting after applying corrosion protection and sealer between the parts.
See one builder's photo album here: http://www.flugzeugbau-helmrich.de/savage/schwimmer/index.html
