Getting out of the airplane building business

I regret to inform everyone that I have decided to stop further work
on my Christavia Mk 4 project.

My passion for flight is undimmed, but I've grown weary after 15 years
of labor and so much more left to do. The expense of what is left to
buy and install is also off putting.

Description follows:

Christavia Mk 4

Fuselage complete, unpainted.
Landing gear from Piper Tripacer included, with tires
All flight surfaces completed: rudder, elevator, ailerons and flaps
Trim system completed
Engine mount (welded to the nose gear) completed
Center controls stick, completed
All cables except for the flap cables, completed
Cabin roof, completed
All stringers fabricated
Wing struts fabricated, unpainted
Wings completed
Wingtips completed
Gas tanks welded (Bruce Frank welder)
Various cables and pulleys go with the sale

Engine description:
Ford 3.8L V6
PSRU Northwest Aero 2 to 1 reduction ratio
Carburator Holley 350 cfm with MacNeally leaning block
Intake manifold modified
Solid billet cam machined to spec
ARP cylinderhead studs
ARP studs holding crank bearings
New con rod bolts
Wiseco 9-1 compression ratio pistons
Ivo magnum prop
Roller rockers, 8 to 1 ratio
Northwest Aero machined aluminum flywheel
NWAero dual sensor distributer
NWAero reduced diameter crankshaft pulley
NWAero increased diameter waterpump pulley
NWAero increased diameter alternator pulley
30 amp lightweight alternator
Lightweight reduction gear starter
Custom fabricated, equal length headers designed for best power at
cruising altitude
Fluid to fluid oil cooler
Expansion tank (by Bruce Frank)
Engine is on a test stand and has been run up to 3,900 rpm. Prop will
have to be repitched to get higher rpm. The Ivo prop features single
point repitching. The test stand includes a 10 gallon quick decouple
fuel tank, cooling system, battery and winch, as well as casters to
roll it around.

Most of this type of engine produce between 180 and 200. With the
cam, pistons, headers and rocker arms, this one should be at the high
end of that spectrum, at 4,800 rpm, sea level.

Engine currently has two mufflers installed to keep it quiet while
ground running. Engine is very quiet with the mufflers, the prop is
actually louder than the engine.

Everything is located in Vermont. Interested parties may e-mail, or
call at 802-765-4015. No calls after 9 eastern standard time thanks.

Corky Scott