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05-18-2019, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
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Figure 8 hole
Ask Vans to be certain, but I think you can add a hole either side equally spaced while respecting edge distance. The offending hope maybe gets a rivet and some filler.
I didn't sleep in a Holiday Inn. 
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05-18-2019, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Frisco TX
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Well I did stay in a Holiday Inn. Maybe that?s the problem.
I?ll call Van?s Monday. Either for a fix or more parts.
Thanks
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05-18-2019, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
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Whenever I read the word "spar" I would suggest calling Vans, with good photos. IMHO that's more important than the skin shown here. You absolutely want spar repairs done correctly.
With that said, if it were I, I'd get new parts and start over. You'll always know you have those two holes close together, even if no one else does. Call it a learning experience.
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05-18-2019, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Las Vegas NV
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I had a similar issue with the empennage skin with a dimple. The Official Vans answer was to drill two new holes either side. same spacing but in the middle so offending holes have the correct spacing to not be needed.
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05-19-2019, 05:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: League city, TX
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Agree with Pete. Two new holes and -3 rivets either side and epoxy over the buggered hole. Problem solved, especially if that?s the bottom of the skin.
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05-19-2019, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Frisco TX
Posts: 9
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Thanks for the good advice, I feel much better about it now. I'll post what Van's says after I call them.
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