Aluminum Strut for Hydroplane boat wing

[unclefester802]

I'm looking for a source to buy a new strut for my rear wing. It is an oval piece of aluminum that is shaped in a V. Flattened in the middle and secured to the rear deck of the boat, then going up in a V fashion to each side of the rear wing. I can probably do the bending an flattening at the middle and ends myself, but I need the stock aluminum tube. I've done some internet searches and found round tubing, but not oval. The tubing is 1/8 " x 3/8" and needs to be approx 18" long. Any help on a source for this would be appreciated. You can see it in the attached file.

Thanx for any help, Mark

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[Propjockey]

Hey Mark...what you are looking for is streamlined aluminum tubing. Find a hardware store or hobby shop that has a decent K&S Metals display and you should find it.

If not, find a K&S distributor on the web.

Here's a couple....

http://www.btown.com/sheldons/listing/k&s.html

http://www.rcwings.com/listings/metal.htm

 

[Propjockey]

Found it at Tower too...

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXR854&P=0