A BEECH-35 WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT INCURRED DAMAGE TO WIRING ON THE ALTERNATOR AND ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE. TRIM TAB CTL CABLE HAD BEEN CUT HALFWAY AND A KNIFE HOLE IN THE L RUDDERVATOR.

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OCT/THU/03; I DEPARTED ZZZ AT XA30 LCL TIME AND ARRIVED ZZZ1 AT XC30 LCL TIME. TIED THE ACFT DOWN; A 1964 BE35. RETURNED OCT/SUN/03; AT XA30 LCL TIME; AND FOUND 2 WIRES HAD BEEN CUT ON THE ALTERNATOR; ONE SPARK PLUG WIRE; AND AN UPPER TRIM TAB CTL CABLE ON THE L RUDDERVATOR HAD BEEN CUT 1/2 WAY THROUGH; ALONG WITH A KNIFE HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE L RUDDERVATOR. WE FIXED THE SPARK PLUG WIRE USING A SOLDERLESS CRIMP TYPE CONNECTOR; REATTACHED THE OUTER GND SHEATH AND TAPED IT UP. USED THE SAME TYPE CONNECTORS TO FIX THE 2 SMALL CUT WIRES ON THE ALTERNATOR. I MADE THE REPAIRS TO BRING THE AIRPLANE HOME AS THERE WERE NO SVCS AT THE ARPT; NOT EVEN A PAYPHONE! I DEEMED THE ACFT SAFE TO BRING HOME FOR REPAIR AND AFTER AN EXPENSIVE PREFLT AND LONG RUN-UP PERIOD. I TOOK OFF AND GAINED EXTRA ALT ON CLBOUT -- WATCHING AND LISTENING TO EVERYTHING! THE RETURN FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. I REALIZE I SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS TO THE AIRPLANE; BUT THERE WERE NO SVCS AND I AM A BUILDER/OWNER/PLT OF AN RV-6A AND A MECH FOR A LIVING. I FELT CONFIDENT IN MY DECISION TO BRING IT HOME FOR PROPER WORK.