GeeBee Posted February 8, 2022 Report Posted February 8, 2022 Got into my Ovation and as usual, my foot hit the factory cup holders, the "marine style" fold down units and I broke one. I figured if I am going to hit it anyway with my foot, why not make one I cannot break. So with some King Starboard and a few power tools, I made a new cup holder. I improved upon the old by making it so the bottles or cans cannot escape the "prongs" and I added a groove so it will also hold my iPad with the help of velcro. Since I have a G1000 I don't need the iPad all the time but have a hard time finding a place to stow it. Now it has a place. To mount it, I simply matched the holes to the riv-nuts that held the old units and even used the same screws. 10 Quote
Marauder Posted February 9, 2022 Report Posted February 9, 2022 Got into my Ovation and as usual, my foot hit the factory cup holders, the "marine style" fold down units and I broke one. I figured if I am going to hit it anyway with my foot, why not make one I cannot break. So with some King Starboard and a few power tools, I made a new cup holder. I improved upon the old by making it so the bottles or cans cannot escape the "prongs" and I added a groove so it will also hold my iPad with the help of velcro. Since I have a G1000 I don't need the iPad all the time but have a hard time finding a place to stow it. Now it has a place. To mount it, I simply matched the holes to the riv-nuts that held the old units and even used the same screws. Nice!What kind of seat rail pins are those? Got a part number and/or supplier? Looks like an easier solution than cotter pins. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote
GeeBee Posted February 9, 2022 Author Report Posted February 9, 2022 Do not know if they will work on yours but... MS27039−0816 Screw MS21042−08 Nut 140188−001 Bushing Quote
Yetti Posted February 9, 2022 Report Posted February 9, 2022 I would still break that one somehow. I have a teak one of these (but I got the sextant holder instead of binoculars holder) (Just kidding it has a square space where I keep my notebooks) It just sits in front of the seat. I don't move my pilots seat so it is all good. Quote
Larry Posted February 11, 2022 Report Posted February 11, 2022 GeeBee - Where did you source the bushings? Or, did you just cut them from stock? Larry Quote
GeeBee Posted February 11, 2022 Author Report Posted February 11, 2022 I cut them on flat stock with a 2 3/4 hose saw then relieved the edges with a 1/4 round router bit on both sides. Nice thing about Starboard is it machines beautifully with a router or the correct saw blade. Quote
Larry Posted February 12, 2022 Report Posted February 12, 2022 Let me try again. Where did you source the bushings for the seat rails? Larry Quote
GeeBee Posted February 13, 2022 Author Report Posted February 13, 2022 Oh, sorry! Came with the airplane. That is a Mooney part number. Quote
Utah20Gflyer Posted February 13, 2022 Report Posted February 13, 2022 18 hours ago, Larry said: Let me try again. Where did you source the bushings for the seat rails? Larry I used #6 stainless machine screws with a few extra washers and a nylock nut, that's on an older g model Mooney however. Quote
A64Pilot Posted February 19, 2022 Report Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 1:35 PM, Yetti said: I would still break that one somehow. I have a teak one of these (but I got the sextant holder instead of binoculars holder) (Just kidding it has a square space where I keep my notebooks) It just sits in front of the seat. I don't move my pilots seat so it is all good. Had one of those on our Sailboat, neither of my bino’s would fit though Quote
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