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Sick and tired of being sick and tired

Postby Tx River Rat » Sat May 21, 2011 1:43 pm

I built a weekender and loved it , then stretched it into a standy and that worked well.

BUT
I want to build another trailer with some changes.
I cant use but one at a time,
I built a good trailer and dont want to be going thru the cost and expense of
building another
And I am sick of wood,just doesnt last without a lot of upkeep.

So here is what I came up with . I have a lot of experience in the foam business,did r@d for a foam plant for several years ,helping develope new products. Building a yak out of foam at the present time.
I am going to build another weekender type trailer ,five feet tall instead of four.
Floor walls and ceiling all from foam covered with cloth and epoxy.
The body will be where I am able to unload it on four jacks just like a cab over camper. that will solve the trailer problem and as long as I build to fit the trailer I can have as many builds as I want :thumbsup:
The body will be attached with four turnbuckles a foot up on the side walls ,that should stop any worries about shear.
Well thats enough for now time to go buy some foam
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Postby GPW » Sat May 21, 2011 2:22 pm

Ron, welcome aboard !!! Nice to have a foam expert on the premises !!! :thumbsup:
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Postby Tx River Rat » Sat May 21, 2011 4:33 pm

GPW
Not sure about the expert classification ,more of just a spurt. :lol:
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Postby GPW » Sat May 21, 2011 4:40 pm

You probably know Lots more than we know ... 8)
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Postby mikeschn » Sat May 21, 2011 5:02 pm

Okay, here's a question for you Ron...

Is vinyl spackling the best choice to fill in nicks and grooves in the side of a foam panel, or is there something better?

Mike...
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Postby Tx River Rat » Sat May 21, 2011 5:50 pm

Mike it should be fine as long as it isnt very thick, a drop of gurilla glue or a can of sealing foam works and will sand just like the foam when cured.
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Postby mikeschn » Sat May 21, 2011 6:04 pm

I need to try a can of that foam...

The GG is much harder than the EPS.

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Postby Tx River Rat » Sat May 21, 2011 6:32 pm

The way we use to fair foam panels glued together, we would use a straight 2 by or piece of wood and take a roll of emery cloth and make a fairing board that would reach all the way across the piece, you can get it nice and flat in a hurry
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Postby starleen2 » Sat May 21, 2011 9:52 pm

Tx River Rat welcome back to the madness
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Postby Tx River Rat » Mon May 23, 2011 10:06 am

Thanks for the welcome back, building boats and ttt are both habit forming.
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Postby Wobbly Wheels » Mon May 23, 2011 10:50 am

A foam expert ?......excellent....(in best Monty Burns voice)

And a boatbuilder too ?
Haha...we're talking over !
Soon, you'll all be calling toilets 'heads' and building wedge-shaped trailers so they have a pointy end and a flat end !
Muwahahaha

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Postby steve smoot » Mon May 23, 2011 11:59 am

Welcome aboard there Tx River Rat. Guess you know we like pictures around here...lol...most of us can't read and them pictures help out a lot. :lol:
I am not a complete idiot, some parts are missing...
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Postby Tx River Rat » Tue May 24, 2011 10:28 am

Got to show my latest.
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Postby Conedodger » Tue May 24, 2011 10:35 am

Now that is nice :)
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Postby GPW » Tue May 24, 2011 10:45 am

TRR, you made that ... ??? 8) 8) 8)
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