Refinish a Glider in Europe

Hello Ray,

You are considering alot of effort and funding to transport
two ways for a refurbish of your Ls1c abroad.


Consider.

You will get most bang for your buck by selling your
glider in USA (yes if it is severely in need of refinish
you have to price it accordingly);

Thence take the money gained by sale and put some
with it and buy a fine condition or refinished glider
from Europe (US/EU value is better now) and import
that glider in its modern trailer such as Cobra or
Komet shipped RORO (roll on roll off).

Thereby, you increase the USA glider census by one.
That is a noble service indeed.

As to selling your glider, you shall find someone perfectly
willing to take your Ls1c. It probably flies well,
and you may attest to that in great satisfaction.


Thus, you shall find one who needs a bargain or who
has not realized just what gliders should cost.
They shall take on your glider with delight.

Then later perhaps they will move into it as a refinish
project in great innocence, and do it themself and
with friends.
That is how your glider shall most likely be refinished
cost effectively.

Labor of love, at home, by one who wants to do that.


Tho, do not sell it as a 'rehab needed' project unless
the gelcoat is coming off in chucks and it looks like
tan rough alligator skin.

Let the glider speak for itself but just sell it.
Be truthful. What it is is what it is. It must be
good or you would not be going to all this consideration
of gelcoat or paint refurbishment. Thus, sell its
qualities for what it is.

Clean it up as much as possible, polish it, touch
up cockpit, make it look spiffy, clean up the trailer,
and put it out for sale with photos on WingsandWheels.com
and other places including Soaring Magazine. Sale
shall happen if you choose to do so.

Then, with you having put together your funds gained
from sale and additional to the extent you may, you
shall seek good glider in Europe. Thence, shipment
into Jacksonville or Charleston or a Georgia port,
transported by RORO shipping by seatransport companies
that do such pretty regularly. Shipment to southern
ports is pretty frequent, complete with Export Certificate
of Airworthiness.

Good hunting.

Be of good heart,

Jim Culp USA
Asw-20C
GatorCity FL
building a Sonex Tailwheel airplane to fly with six
cyl Jabiru 3300 engine