New member, new build.

[CowboyKell]

Hi all,
First I would like to say thank you for all the tips and information I have already gleaned from this forum.

I have started a 10' overall length Modern Cub Tear Drop. The budget was a big factor in the planning of the build but not huge.
I'm doing a plywood floor and walls on a HF 4x8 trailer skinned in Aluminum. So far I have the walls on and the roof stringers set. I should have the inside "ceiling" skinned in hardwood veneer in the next few days (the walls are already skinned). Now I just need to figure out my preferred galley arrangement so I can locate the galley lid seam.


I guess I should also note my stubborn and unconventional approach to this project.
I have no plans or prints. No bill of materials and practically no tools. I read a lot of the build reports and comments on this forum and looked at a lot of commercial builds. I know what I want in my head and the build itself I am figuring out as I go along. I know, not real smart. Well, I never claimed much intelligence. So far everything is going well.

I will try to post some pictures as soon as I figure out how. (I might even break down and read the instructions on how )

Again, thanks to all of you for answering my questions and helping me out without even knowing you were doing so.

Kell

[lee senn]

Kell Welcome aboard !! I, like you, did my build with no plans. I had in my mind a picture of what I wanted the finished product to look like and what needs my wife and I had that the tear had to satisfy. The result was a tear that we are very satisfied with ( as I have told others it turned out to be not as good as I had hoped for but way better than I really expected ). Best of luck in your build. Lee

[Vedette]

You should at least plan your wiring or do that portion of your build NOW!
Before you get to the galley or the outer skin.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[CowboyKell]

You should at least plan your wiring or do that portion of your build NOW!
Before you get to the galley or the outer skin.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

Yeah. Was thinkin about that today. I really don't know what I want in electrical. Something bare basics and simple. So, I have been putting off even thinking about it till now.
Was thinking about running the wiring under the floor as much as possible.

[CowboyKell]

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OK, this has taken forever to figure out. I hope it gets easier to post pictures so I can get back to my Teardrop.

I'm starting on the galley. I have what I want in my head. I'm sure it won't change more than 20 times before I'm done. As soon as the galley is roughed in I can locat the galley lid hinge and then start the skin.

More pics as time permits.