Description: 2021 SEARAY LIGHT SPORT, 256 TT SNEW, ROTAX 115HP 914, WET, CHEAP!!THE SEARAY IS A CUT, 2 SEAT SIDE-BY SIDE AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE THAT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE AS A HOMEBUILT FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.A “FUN SHIP” AT HOME ON THE LAND OR THE WATER, IT’S SMALL SIZE MAKES IT EASILY MANUEVERABLE, BUT IT HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE 2 PEOPLE FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE TO THE RELAXATION OF A REMOTE RIVER, LAKE OR ISLAND!BUT ONLY IF YOU CAN SIT STILL LONG ENOUGH TO BUILD THE AIRPLANE FROM A KIT!!REALIZING THAT THERE WAS A WHOLE GROUP OF PILOTS THAT WOULD LOVE TO FLY THEIR “FUN SHIP”, BUT DIDN’T HAVE THE TIME OR THE EXPERTISE TO BUILD ONE, THE FACTORY, PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE HAS PRODUCED A FACTORY BUILT, LIGHT SPORT QUALIFIED VERSION!THE LIGHT SPORT PILOT RULES ALLOW FOR A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE TO SERVE AS A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, AND ALLOWS A PILOT TO QUALIFY FOR DAYTIME, VFR FLYING WITH LESS TIME AND HOURS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION!THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT SPORT QUALIFICATION AND FACTORY ASSEMBLY MAKES THE LIGHT SPORT SEARAY IN A CLASS BY ITSELF!BUILT IN THE U.S.A., IN THEIR FACTORY IN FLORIDA, THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH FOREIGN SUPPORT OR PARTS AVAILABILITY ISSUES WITH THE SEARAY!!THIS AIRCRAFT HAS 256 HOURS SINCE BRAND NEW ON THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE!THE STANDARD ENGINE IS THE 100 H.P. ROTAX 912S, BUT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ORDERED WITH THE UPGRADED 115 H.P. TURBOCHARGED ROTAX 914 ENGINE!BUT, LIKE ANY AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR A RUNWAY LANDING AND THE LANDING EAR UP FOR A WATER LANDING!THIS AIRPLANE LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION, WHICH DOESN’T USUALLY CAUSE AN ISSUE RIGHT AT TOUCHDOWN, BUT AS THE HULL SETTLES FARTHER INTO THE WATER AS IT SLOWS, TENDS TO “TRIP” THE AIRPLANE AND FLIP IT ONTO IT’S BACK, AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED HERE.THE LOWER ALUMINUM HULL SHOWS NO SERIOUS DAMAGE OR WRINKLING (THE RUBBER CENTER STRIP IS MEARLY UNGLUED AT ITS TRAILING EDGE.)BOTH WINGS HAVE SOME WRINKLES IN THE FABRIC SKINS, AS A RESULT OF PRESSURE ON THE ALUMINUM LEADING EDGES OR ALUMINUM RIBS.BOTH SPARS THEMSELVES ARE STRAIGHT, AND THE ATTACHMENT POINTS ON THE WINGS AND ON THE FUSELAGE CARRYTHROUGH ARE NOT DAMAGED.THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A FOLDING WING DESIGN FOR EASY STORAGE OR GROUND TRANSPORTATION!THE FIBERGLASS UPPER NOSE HAS CRACKING BUT IS ALL INTACT.THE WINDSHIELD AND FRAME AND THE RIGHT SLIDING WINDOW WAS RIPPED AWAY, BUT THE LEFT SLIDING WINDOW (WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A DOOR), SLIDES EASILY AND IS UNDAMAGED.THERE IS A FIBERGLASS “SKIRT” BEHIND THE COCKPIT AND ABOVE THE HULL, AND THERE IS SOME SLIGHT CRACKING HERE. I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PUTTING WEIGHT ON THIS AREA WHILE STANDING TO ATTACH A HOOK TO LIFT THE AIRPLANE, NOT FROM THE ACTUAL INCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY THIN, FLEXIBLE AREA, EASY REPAIR!THE TAILCONE IS ALUMINUM, AND THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST WRINKLE ONLY AT THE OPEN EDGE OF THE FAR AFT UPPER SKIN, AFT OF THE AFT BULKHEAD. STRAIGHTEN WITH A PLIERS!THERE IS NO DEFORMATION TO THE LIFT STRUTS.BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE DISC WHEELS AND BRAKES ARE UNDAMAGED.THE HULL AREA WHERE THE MAIN GEAR ATTACH IS UNDAMAGED!BOTH HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND ELEVATOR STRUCTURES ARE UNDAMAGED, BUT THE FABRIC HAS A FEW “DENTS” IN THEM.THE ALUMINUM VERTICAL STABILIZER IS UNDAMAGED, AS IS THE FRAME OF THE RUDDER, BUT THE FABRIC ON THE RUDDER IS RIPPED.THE OUTBOARD PONTOONS AND STRUTS ARE NOT DAMAGED.AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WILL REQUIRE A GOOD CHECKOUT AND SOME POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT DUE TO BEING IMMERSED.AS YOU CAN ALSO IMAGINE, THE HULL AND MANY AREAS OF THIS “WATERCRAFT” WERE CORROSIONPROOFED AT THE FACTORY DUE TO IT’S INTENDED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT, SO A BOAT-HULLED AMPHIBIAN IS PROBABLY THE LEAST DAMAGED AIRPLANE BY WATER IMMERSION THAT YOU COULD GET!NO AVIONICS UNITS (WHICH WERE ALL IMMERSED, OF COURSE) ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SALE.THE ROTAX 914 ENGINE WAS DRAINED OF WATER AFTER THE EVENT AND NOW TURNES OVER EASILY, IT IS NOT FROZEN UP.NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, EXHAUST, RADIATOR, OR THE ENGINE MOUNTING PYLON!THE WARP DRIVE PROP IS UNDAMAGED!!!!!PAPERWORK INCLUDES:LOGBOOKS FOR THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE BACK TO DAY 1, ONLY 256 TTSNEW ON EACH!PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK, MINOR AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, WING FOLD MANUAL.AND THE FAA BILL OF SALE!AND EVEN THE KEYS!THE SEARAY IS MEANT TO BE FUN, AND WITH THE INCREASED PERFORMANCE OF THE 914 ENGINE, THIS ONE WILL BE EVEN MORE FUN!LIGHT SPORT QUALIFIED, SO LESS TIME PRACTICING AND MORE TIME FOR FUN!!VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD REPAIR THIS WINTER, SO NEXT SUMMER YOU ARE READY FOR………..FUN!!!LOCATED AT OUR FACILITY AT THE AIRLAKE AIRPORT, (KLVN) JUST SOUTH OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN. IN LAKEVILLE.WE WILL STORE THE AIRPLANE AT NO CHARGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, AND MORE TIME IS AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT AT $8 PER DAY.GOOD BIDDING! WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT DOES NOT OBTAIN REPAIR ESTIMATES, AS WE DO NOT REPAIR ANY OF OUR AIRPLANES. WE ONLY FACILITATE THE SALE OF REBUILDABLE AIRCRAFT TO THOSE DESIRING TO SAVE MONEY OR HAVE MORE AIRPLANE THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY. REPAIR OF ANY AIRCRAFT WILL DEPEND ON MANY FACTORS, SUCH AS AVAILABILITY OF USED PARTS, LABOR RATE OF THE REPAIR FACILITY, FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ETC. AND WE WOULD NEVER PRESUME TO ESTIMATE THIS NUMBER FOR A BUYER. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO OBVIOUSLY GIVE UNREALISTICALLY LOW "ESTIMATES" FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT THEY SELL. THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!! AS WE SET OUR BUY-IT-NOW SO LOW, MANY OF OUR AIRPLANES SELL BY THIS METHOD BEFORE THE END OF THE AUCTION. DONT WAIT TOO LONG HOPING TO SNIPE IT AT THE END, AND BE DISAPPOINTED ! WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT INC IS THE #1 VOLUME SELLER IN THE USED AIRCRAFT MARKET! WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS !!!! WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, SO WHEN YOU BUY AN ITEM THROUGH EBAY FROM US, YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL LIST ALL ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, AND THAT WE WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TRUTHFULLY. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS THROUGH THE LISTING(ASK SELLER A QUESTION), BECAUSE THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. PLEASE DON'T ASSUME. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT ANY FACET OF ONE OF OUR LISTINGS, PLEASE ASK ! SO THAT ALL BIDDERS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION,WE PREFER NOT TO ANSWER DETAIL QUESTIONS BY PHONE. OUR PHONE SALES STAFF HAS NO DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITEMS ON EBAY. DUE TO THE AUCTION FORMAT, IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR FOR THE HIGH BIDDER NOT TO BUY THE ITEM LISTED, SO TREAT YOUR BID LIKE A HANDSHAKE!! YOUR BID IS NOT A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, BUT RATHER A CONTRACT TO BUY OUR AIRPLANE AT YOUR BID PRICE SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, AND FUNDSIN PLACE. A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $2,000 IS DUE WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE BID CLOSING. WE PREFER PAYPAL FOR THIS DEPOSIT, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYPAL, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL HELP YOU FIND AN ALTERNATIVE. THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF BID CLOSE. THESE FUNDS CAN BE BY WIRE TRANSFER, BANK OR CASHIERS CHECK, CASH, OR ANY COMBINATION. FULL PAYMENT IS DUE BY TIME STATED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU HAVE VIEWED THE AIRCRAFT. BID ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS LISTING, AND BE SURE TO CLICK "SEE SELLERS OTHER AUCTIONS" OR SEARCH WENTWORTHAIRCRAFTINC IN SELLERS,FOR MORE ITEMS YOU NEED OR WANT!
Price: 16950 USD
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-11-04T02:00:00.000Z
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