Skyhawk vs. Mooney

On May 8, 12:51 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
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1) Fuel leaks. Mooneys have no fuel tanks, just sealant on the skin to
hold fuel in. Every so many years an owner is well advised to go into
the tanks and freshen up the sealent. If you are very rich you may pay
someone to totally replace the sealant but that is rarely required.

Hmmm. I'm not sure where you got that but many planes go decades
without any additional care on their tanks. Only planes that have
started weeping, seeping, and leaking require additional work at such
intervals and only because it wasn't fixed right the first time.
Having said that, fixing it right the first time is a costly caveat.
Plan on 5-6AMUs to have it fixed with the potential of some paint
needed to clean up what was damaged. Or, if you can spare the useful
load, you can now get 64-gallon bladders.

Greg
"Wannabe M20F Owner"