(up-dated June 1, 2010)

Mark Yentzen (Lumberton, TX, phone 409/755-7147) has 2 F/G hulls, a pair of wings, landing gear legs, tail boom and many other parts for sale, all for $2,500. He works hard but ran out of time, so email him soon at yentzenmark@yahoo.com.

Pat Green (Brainerd MN) passed away on March 3, 2010, so his widow, Mary, has kindly offered to co-host our Coot-builder's meeting on June 5th; see the Calendar of Events on this web site for details. Contact Mary at 218/825-0875 if you would like to make an offer on this remarkably well-built, 50%-completed Coot project.

Michael Goldschmidt (Swansey, NH, mgoldschmidt@ne.rr.com) would like to trade his beautiful Bellanca Cruisair for a flying or near-flying Coot

Mick Burke (Spokane, WA, email burmi@qwest.net) has a great collection of Coot parts for sale at reasonable prices. This includes a complete F/G hull with deck & sponson covers, gear parts, aux. sponsons, rudder pedals and some bulkheads, all for $1500. There are other parts as well, such as the tail boom ($125.), Grumman seats ($200.), rear canopy ($150.) wing straps ($100.) ss. wing pins ($125.) and much more. The entire package is only $2K! Check http://burkeent.com/photo/coot

Tim Nicholas (Vancouver, B.C., email t.nicholas@telus.net) has a nice 25% project for sale for $1,800. CDN O.D.O. plane. Also has a 160-hp Continental GPU, $1,500 CDN. See http://www.tinyurl.com/cootforsale .

Gene Doolittle (Hillsdale, MI, phone 517/437-358) wants to sell his fine Coot project, ~50% built, for ~$20K. This includes a Continental IO-360 with new crank, Hartzell prop, pylon and engine mount built, and hull still in a nice cradle on wheels. Wings are ready to cover; deck and windshield are included as well as a Saginaw ball screw system for gear retraction.

Bryan Shumaker (Waterford, MI) is offering Molt Taylor's own Coot, N108D, Serial #001, for sale for $37K.  This beautiful flying museum-piece, which graces the cover of SPORT AVIATION, April 1972, has been skillfully and COMPLETELY restored and updated by Mike Head, Bryan's A&P in Gaylord, MI. See the Photo Gallery (Michigan) for great shots and details. This plane is in perfect fly-away condition!  Own a real piece of aviation history! The best way to reach Bryan is by email: bshumaker2@comcast.net

Barry Bangert (Gardnerville NV; phone 775/782-3557; email barry@morecompany.aero) has the lovely N69BD for sale at $29,000.  Built by Hasselfeldt/Dorr/Johnson out east, this arresting blue-and-white example of a plans-built Coot with auxiliary sponsons was written up almost a year ago in CBNL 33:2:1.  What a fast way to get into the air!

Arnie Meyer (Clairmont, AB, email arnie5149@yahoo.com) has a 45% Coot project for sale, begun in 1977 by Pete Peterson and continued by Spike Maskell. Wings are nearly ready to cover, F/G wing and main tanks, most bulkheads are glassed into the hull, and most hardware is built but not installed. Needs pylon, engine, instruments & canopy. Asking $4,500.

Ken Vance (Louisville, OH, phone 330/875-1593) wants to sell N14KV after flying it only 30 minutes, due to nose leg and tail damage in 1999. Asking $10,000. without the engine, Ken would include a trailer and other parts.

Paul Wilcox (Shoreview, MN) has a 95% Coot for sale.  Perhaps the most atypical of all Coots, Paul's has twin tail booms, an inverted-V tail, a sliding canopy, and he's powered it with a turbocharged Franklin Sport 4R engine with a variable-pitch Flottorp prop.  There's no trailer, but the wings are completely assembled and fully covered.  Sadly, Paul passed away on Oct. 28, but his son, Thomas, can be reached at 651-298-3280 (days) or 651-293-4431 (evenings). 

Katherine Greene (Wetaskiwin, AB, email: greenekm@telus.net) has not sold Norman's Coot yet, so she’ reminds us that her 50% project, including the hull on its gear, tail-boom, wings, misc. parts including a new Ross Aero PRU, photos, manual and plans will go for only $2,500.

Paul "Matt" Melancon (Raceland, Louisiana, Phone 985-855-0267) has a Coot project for sale that includes a Taylor F/G hull, F/G leading edge skins, aluminum tail boom, pre-bent aluminum tail kit, main and nose landing gear legs, A/C plywood and spruce, pre-cut wing ribs, bulkhead templates, wing strap material, many hard-to-make metal parts and miscellaneous hardware. Asking $3,850. Call Matt for more details or email him at pmelancon@charter.net.

Richard Miller (Lake in the Hills, IL, phone 815/735-0779) has a Coot project for sale, including F/G hull, assembled wings and tail feathers, all for $5,000. This project was started by Jim Hills in AZ in 1994.

Tom Pittendreigh (Moodus, CT, phone 860/873-2422, cell=860/638-7135 or email ltpitt1@sbcglobal.net) has a Coot hull, foredeck, sponsons, rear canopy and windshield for sale, all for $900. (Tom has just purchased the DeVoss Coot from Jeff and Sue Miller.)

Reginald LeBlanc (Haley Station, ON, phone 613/433-3348 or email reginald.leblanc@sympatico.ca) has recently purchased all of Noel Venne's Coots and many parts, some of which he will sell at or near cost.  This is a great resource, especially for Canadian Coot-builders, for it includes F/G parts, gear legs, windows and some wood bulkheads.

Wendell Fleener (Grapeview, WA, phone 360/275-2690) has a 90% Coot project for sale.  It includes 70% of structure with wings & tail, main gear mechanism, IO-360 Cont. engine but no pylon. Wendell has invested $13K  Email wafpaf@msn.com for further details.

 

Beau Hebert (Memphis, TN, email hdhebert@fedex.com) is looking for a nice 220 HP Coot for which he might trade his gorgeous Skybolt. One could swap email pictures at hebert1800@netzero.com.

Tom Antczak would sell his George Dobbs-built Coot for $19,500. It has been fully restored, the wings are non-folding, and it is powered by a Lycoming 0-320-A2B engine with fixed-pitch prop.  Located in Caro, MI, it can also be seen at http://www.airplanenut.com/, linked to this site by Brent Bowman. Call Tom at 989/963-0371 for details.

Peter Leggo (Cambridge, U.K., email: leggo@csc.cam.ac.uk) has a zero-time, rebuilt Continental IO-360-C engine for sale for $7K US, as well as a Hartzell HC-C2 YF-4 prop (to be negotiated separately). Transport'n paid. This was purchased initially for installation on a Coot, and it has been stored well, so it should make an excellent power source.

Ted Strand (Sorrento, B.C., phone 250/675-2170) has a Coot project for sale that includes most F/G prefab parts, tail boom, canopy, wing straps, L.E. covers and many metal parts   Asking $5,000. Call Ted for details.

Robert Kuhn (504 Beck Road, Souderton, PA 18964, phone 215/723-5115 or email tishkabob1@aol.com) is offering his COOT fiberglass hull and tail built by Ostrem & Farwell for $1,000. U.S. This is the same monocoque tail used by David Woodcock in his famous Coot that flew on the west coast 20 years ago.  This could be a great beginning for the aspiring builder.

Kenneth Bollan (3439 Ridgeway Trail, Maryville TN 37801, phone 865/640-0302) has a strong and well-built Coot project for sale.  His wood hull is now fully planked and covered with Kevlar, and is now on its landing gear.  He also has the wing trusses built, and will soon be mounting the tail boom.  Call him for details and negotiations.

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