Making Progress

[JamesW]

I have finished framing and insulating the sleeping area walls. I am also running the electrical. Soon I will be installing the Luan skin. The white box you see in the middle is for the 2 golf cart batteries I will be using.

[JamesW]

Just finished up the Port side Porch light and the light above the table. All tested good! No sparks or smoke.

[mikeschn]

That framing looks might familar. Takes a lot of time, eh? Well you're coming along nicely. You're farther along than we are, since we've shifted back into design mode, and are going to have to make modifications...

Keep up the good work.

Mike...

P.S. I like the golf cart batteries idea!!!

[JamesW]

I gotta say that I think the framing will probably become #2 on the "Things Most Hated" list! The golf cart batteries should give me about 230AH. This should last a while! I have not calculated my total current demand but I have an rough idea so I just got the most I could afford. I am a Ham operator so I plan on putting some radio equipment in the TD. For those who are familiar, I am putting an ICOM 703, V8000 and a gang charger (BC121) for 2 V8s and 1 F30G. All ICOM. I used to work for them. I am also going to put a mobile DVD player with TV tuner and a mobile flat monitor as well as a stereo system...

[Chip]

Mike are you trying to say a weekender is possible,,,with female supervision or without supervision
James,,looking good and ya already got a handle on the electrics,,good dealkeep us posted
chip

[mikeschn]

Building a Weekender is kinda like remodeling a kitchen. When you're about 1/2 way done the boss of the kitchen suddenly remembers something else she wanted. But we figure out a way to work it in anyhow!

Mike...

[JamesW]

James,,looking good and ya already got a handle on the electrics,,good dealkeep us posted
chip

I have been an Electronics Technician and Sales since 1989! I am also a bit of a gadget geek. My wife doesn't know what I plan on putting in the TD... She thinks those "big batteries" are used to power just the lights.

[mikeschn]

With all those gadgets, you think 230 amps is going to be enough? You know they say discharging a battery all the way kills a battery. They say that if you can discharge it no more than 80% before recharging it, will give you the longest life.

With all those gadgets you'll discharge it to 80% in the first 5 minutes. What you gonna do the rest of the evening? Sit in front of a campfire or something like that?

Mike...

[JamesW]

God forbid I should have to do something like that...

[mikeschn]

I'm thinking, maybe if you put a steam generator on the campfire to recharge your batteries and run your gadgets... What da ya think?

Mike...

[JamesW]

There are a lot of rivers here in the NW. I was thinking a Paddle Wheel. When I stay near Puget Sound I could use a wave generator. Now where can I store it in the TD...... Maybe on a roof rack... :idea:

[Frank]

When you have "smoke", how you get back in the wires?
Frank

[JamesW]

Usually the smoke comes from the equipment. I usually replace the wire if the smoke comes out of them. When the smoke comes out of the equipment, I just open it up and fan it back in.

[mikeschn]

Are you guys sure you're not inhaling too much of that smoke??????



Mike...

[Steve Frederick]

Looks good! Also, familiar. What's all the trouble with framing? What you've done so far looks great! I used strips ripped from a 2 by 4 to allow for a difference in the foam, pink board, and regular 1 by stock.
A few screws and some Gorilla glue,,,BAM! I did as much framing on the bench as possible, though. I don't think the framing added maybe a day( 8 hours) to the project. Worth it for the insulation and structural support., IMHO! I blew all my time on the roof and hatch!:roll:
Keep up the good work! Looks great!