Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Trim!
All the exterior trim is on except for 1 small piece across the bottom of the hatch and the bottom of the camper. There is lots of filling and sanding required. All the pieces were installed with epoxy underneath to act as a glue and sealant. That is what you see as the dark areas. It should not leak and the trim should never come off! To get a closer look at the trim, click on the picture and then click again and you will be able to see all the layers of wood that make up the side wall trim. Once it is all filled and sanded, it will look like a solid piece! Dad came up with the idea to taper it from back to front! Again, another great idea!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Pics from the last 2 days!
Here are the pics from the last 2 days. Got the cabin door hinge on and hung today. It has been a fairly decent weekend so far!
Shore power hookup,
Epoxy and cloth(fiberglass) where the fender meets the camper. The fender is open on the camper side and all the road moisture and dirt will be splashed against the camper. Thought that some extra protection should be given to this area. What a nasty job! Got the wrong type of cloth but I had it so I had to deal with it!
Galley hinge from the top with rubber inner tube underneath to prevent water from leaking through to the galley. The black line on the second pic is the rubber inner tube! Looks really goo and solid!
The cabin door is installed, the first pic is getting the spacing right and then the different profiles of the camper with the door opened and shut.
View of the door from the inside of the cabin.
Tomorrow, hopefully Dad and I will have most of the trim on by the end of the day????
Shore power hookup,
Epoxy and cloth(fiberglass) where the fender meets the camper. The fender is open on the camper side and all the road moisture and dirt will be splashed against the camper. Thought that some extra protection should be given to this area. What a nasty job! Got the wrong type of cloth but I had it so I had to deal with it!
Galley hinge from the top with rubber inner tube underneath to prevent water from leaking through to the galley. The black line on the second pic is the rubber inner tube! Looks really goo and solid!
The cabin door is installed, the first pic is getting the spacing right and then the different profiles of the camper with the door opened and shut.
View of the door from the inside of the cabin.
Tomorrow, hopefully Dad and I will have most of the trim on by the end of the day????
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Another 3 day Weekend!
Well, it's another 3 day weekend and plan on working on the camper the bulk of this weekend!
Dad came today to check some measurements and hooked up the shore power inlet to the electrical panel. Everything works great as far as the AC circuits go!
I got the window installed in the door, the fiber glass cloth and epoxy where the fenders meet the camper and the galley hurricane hinge properly installed with the rubber underneath.
Hope to get the main door installed tomorrow and Dad my be coming over tomorrow and Monday for sure to get all the trim installed. At this rate, I could very well be painting it by next weekend!! Even if I do not get to paint it next weekend, I expect to have it all painted by the 15th of November.
Once she is painted and the bulk of the exterior work will be completed. I will be concentrating the rest of the winter on building the cabinets for the sleeping cabin and Galley. Still have some big thinking to do about that though. Also am still debating whether to put in a DC plug in the cabin and galley. Probably will do it, so that if I do go where this is no power, will still be able to plug my small inverter in if I need something that runs on AC power, ie, phone charger or run my computer.
Dad came today to check some measurements and hooked up the shore power inlet to the electrical panel. Everything works great as far as the AC circuits go!
I got the window installed in the door, the fiber glass cloth and epoxy where the fenders meet the camper and the galley hurricane hinge properly installed with the rubber underneath.
Hope to get the main door installed tomorrow and Dad my be coming over tomorrow and Monday for sure to get all the trim installed. At this rate, I could very well be painting it by next weekend!! Even if I do not get to paint it next weekend, I expect to have it all painted by the 15th of November.
Once she is painted and the bulk of the exterior work will be completed. I will be concentrating the rest of the winter on building the cabinets for the sleeping cabin and Galley. Still have some big thinking to do about that though. Also am still debating whether to put in a DC plug in the cabin and galley. Probably will do it, so that if I do go where this is no power, will still be able to plug my small inverter in if I need something that runs on AC power, ie, phone charger or run my computer.
Friday, October 15, 2010
What a great Day!!
Booked Dad for today to help with the hatch! What a great day. Using the word help is a bit much since he did all the work! lol I am really happy the way it turned out. Also got the window permanently in and all the AC plugs wired together and back to the electric panel. Big brother Bob stopped in for inspection. I think the work so far passed his inspection?
Strapping, glueing, and screwing the other half of the roof so the Hatch can be cut out. Dad had to do a fair amount of prep work because the left side wall was a little shorter than the right side wall.
First cut for making the hatch.
The hatch is cut and the hinge is on temporarly so we can see how it is going to work? Likin it!
View from the front to the back, the hatch is going to be the perfect height!
All the big build stuff is completed! Now it is down to properly installing the hatch hinge, installing the door and window in the door, building the cabinets, running the DC circuits, installing the stereo and speakers, installing the tail lights in the hatch, all the trim, inside and out, epoxy everything, then finally, painting! Thats not too much. hahahaha
Strapping, glueing, and screwing the other half of the roof so the Hatch can be cut out. Dad had to do a fair amount of prep work because the left side wall was a little shorter than the right side wall.
First cut for making the hatch.
The hatch is cut and the hinge is on temporarly so we can see how it is going to work? Likin it!
View from the front to the back, the hatch is going to be the perfect height!
All the big build stuff is completed! Now it is down to properly installing the hatch hinge, installing the door and window in the door, building the cabinets, running the DC circuits, installing the stereo and speakers, installing the tail lights in the hatch, all the trim, inside and out, epoxy everything, then finally, painting! Thats not too much. hahahaha
THANKS DAD!!
Monday, October 11, 2010
First part of the roof is on.
Got the fourth coat of paint on the inside of door. Have to make sure it is the same as the rest of the interior. It's lookin good. Dad came over and cut the hole for the shore power inlet, tight fit but it should be perfect! Booked Dad for Friday to help finish covering the area where the hatch is go and get it cut out. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy.
Got the front part of the roof on, screwed the edges and used the straps and boards to secure the center of the roof to the stays which are across the roof. There is a little overlap on the front and one side which will be sanded down. Hopefully next weekend, we will get the Hatch, Door and window installed? Time will tell??
Beginning to see the end. There is wiring, final cabinetry, installing the stereo, speakers, tail lights and a few other things after the hatch, the door and the windows are done. Good chance everything will be done by Christmas. :) I have a feeling though that I will never truely be done!
Got the front part of the roof on, screwed the edges and used the straps and boards to secure the center of the roof to the stays which are across the roof. There is a little overlap on the front and one side which will be sanded down. Hopefully next weekend, we will get the Hatch, Door and window installed? Time will tell??
Beginning to see the end. There is wiring, final cabinetry, installing the stereo, speakers, tail lights and a few other things after the hatch, the door and the windows are done. Good chance everything will be done by Christmas. :) I have a feeling though that I will never truely be done!
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