Hello

[Dan Michaels]

I just joined the group,

I was wondering what a BC12D without an engine was worth? Mostly a project needs recovering. I have an oportunity to buy it or just redo it on shares.

I just finished or about to, a Cessna 170B. In trade I received a 46 BC12D Taylorcraft. This one is in prestine condition except for some peeling paint from a recover job that went wrong. I was able to blow all the paint off and am repainting with Stewarts Systems Paint. This plane has only 1100 or so hours and has never been more than 50 miles from GTG and has always been inside. I hope to get it in the air within the month. It has not been flown for many years.

Dan

[Mark Julicher]

Re: Hello

Dan,
Welcome to the tribe.

It is difficult to do appraisals over the internet, but hey, I'll give it a try.
An excellent and flying Taylorcraft can bring about $22K.
A good and flying Taylorcraft is worth about $18K, plus or minus.
Subtract what it will take to make your bird a flyer.

Struts, minus $2600
Engine, minus $7000
What else?, minus ??

[Dan Michaels]

Re: Hello

Thanks Mark,

I am going to look at it early next week. The owner said some welding was done on the fuselage. I take and sandblast the whole thing so I should be able to find any bad spots.

I have a C-85-12 that I want to put in it. I have not yet decided to make it a -8 or not. I want to put floats on it

Dan

[Mark Julicher]

Re: Hello

OK Dan! Sounds like you are going for a project -- the whole 9 yards!
So covering supplies are going to be about $3k and odds and ends always take another thousand (just ask Mike H ).

Hmmm,
22K minus engine, minus struts, minus covering, minus piece parts = $8,400 top dollar. We just offered $6K for another plane in about the same condition that required $7,500 in maintenance just to get it flying and it still needs to be recovered and have a new interior put in and some sheet metal needs attention.

Look at the plexiglass, that is a high dollar item. Obviously check the lower longerons at the tail for rust. Look at the wheels and brakes - possibly good trading stock if you are going to floats. Do the fuel tanks hold fuel or are they rusted? Do you have both wing tanks? Do you have a suitable prop for float configuration? If the plane is uncovered, how are the leading edges? How are the butt ribs? How are the spars?

I would want a starter and not the -8 engine for a float plane, but I am the sort who would slip off a float trying to swing the prop.