Gadget Guy wrote:

The other item that we started to discuss locally is can a owner of a
experimental perform "ALL" maintenance on their ship?


We tend to be a bit liberal with the EXP rules. I hear you can
disassemble and reassemble the whole flying machine, but modification
is a bit of a gray area. There is a rating (?) you can get from your
FSDO which would permit you to perform maintenance on your own
experimental aircraft. This can be used to log hours toward other
mechanic ratings.
Agreed, Bob, a fresh perspective is good on the annual "condition
inspection".
Jim