For sale: project teardrop - rebuilder

[Miz Rackety-coon]

A couple of years ago, I bought a plywood teardrop on a 4 x 8 Harbor Freight frame. After two years outside under a tarp, I discovered that the plywood shell up top was delaminating terribly. I started tearing off the rotten stuff, and ended up with a 4' x 2' hole, roughly, and stopped there because I wasn't sure what to do next. The inner shell and interior are intact, but the outer shell is in rough shape.

A pic in its better days may be seen at: http://www.freestateflyfishers.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=4334

Several friends who have skills in carpentry, boatbuilding, etc. have all pronounced it a rebuild. My problem is I don't have a garage, and no patience for a complete rebuild, and no place to keep it nice if I did rebuild it. So it's gotta go, and it's going as-is.

What is DOES have going for it is a lot of stuff you won't have to buy once you get done rebuilding the shell:
--three brand new 6-ply tires -- not Harbor Freight crap
--marine battery that recharges when towing, plus a solar trickle charger. This operates a light and a ventilation fan.
--small AC unit that runs when you have a spot to plug in.
--space heater and toaster oven "" "" "" """""""""""""""""""""""""
--single bed with mattress and pad; frame breaks down into two pieces for easy removal.
--butane two-burner camp stove
--nice porta-potty
--hydraulic jack
--trailer tongue tool box
--hitch lock -- plus all keys that lock up the trailer, tool box, etc.
--padded floor, throw rugs and curtains
--your very own Kansas One-Ton exempt custom tag: "Tornado Bait"
--judging from the tire wear on the old tires, the frame is straight, but no guarantees.

Strictly an AS IS sale. Comes with original title to HF trailer. Will furnish bill of sale; titles not required in Kansas.

Trailer is in NE Kansas. Delivery possible within a reasonable area.

Asking $500 OBO. Call me at seven-eight-five-841-two- seven-nine-one.

[wagondude]

Hmmmmm. Northeast Kansas... I surely can't be too far away from you. Looked at your profile and see your in T-town (or are you in Larryville). Got any pictures?

[Miz Rackety-coon]

If you will look at the link I included, you can see a photo of it.

Yes, I am in T-Town. Teardrop is currently in a friend's garage in Lawrence, but it is coming back to Topeka this weekend.

I don't know how to post pictures here. I can send some if you get me an email address. Call if you don't want to post it here.

[Miz Rackety-coon]

Figured out how to add pix.

A photo of the back end interior. Forgot to mention above that a hydraulic jack and a nice porta-potty come with this teardrop. The shelf is a converted hat rack from an old fraternal lodge.

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The padded floor and the window with roller shade, front end interior. (Scroll down to see entire photo)

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Window side of the teardrop.

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[Miz Rackety-coon]

and a few more pics... you may have to scroll down to see entire pic.

Door side of teardrop

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Custom-built bed -- legs have been shortened since to lower the bed and accommodate owner's big feet(!) Breaks down easily for taking in and out of trailer.

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Bed assembled.

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[wagondude]

Thanks for the pics. The wife says it's a no-go. Our son thinks he needs a different car and she is still resisting the idea of a tear. Good luck on the sale. Looks like a bunch of nice usable stuff for a good price.

[Miz Rackety-coon]

Well, without a garage, keeping this nice would be difficult even if I did rebuild. Kansas weather is hard on plywood.

[Miz Rackety-coon]

I have had a few requests for photos of the damage. Here's the worst of it.

Sides and front have some delamination under the coating around the bottom

Right side front - delamination of top layer wood, cracked coating 2013-09-21_17_dot_55_dot_03 (3).jpg (97.25 KiB) Viewed 1479 times

Right rear hatch edge damage

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This shows area where I removed delaminated (water damaged) plywood. Insulation and struts look solid.

Roof and hatch hinge - delamination damage; insulation and struts OK -2013-09-21_17_dot_58_dot_35 (2).jpg (86.14 KiB) Viewed 1479 times

[Miz Rackety-coon]

One more photo: this is all I have, and what I've posted here should tell you all you can learn about this teardrop without checking it out in person.

Another view of the roof with damage

Roof damage near vent fan - struts OK, just plywood scraps glued to them - 2013-09-21_17_dot_58_dot_43 (2).jpg (81.2 KiB) Viewed 1478 times

This photo shows roughly how thick the plywood was that was removed. The plywood was glued to the struts, which is why they look so ragged. They are solid, they just have scraps of plywood layers and glue on them. Vent fan is functional, but I suspect the leak originated around it. The worst of the damage is behind the vent.