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I really wish I had seen this before. The doors and the galley hatch both seal well but I cannot help but think that they both “sprung” out of their original shape after being cut from the body.
It is one of those things I always notice but observers still flock.
We had Star City Teardrops build a trailer for us. Tim Miller is a super nice guy who has a business building teardrops to order.
His basic trailer design is welded aluminum with torsion axles. He put storage compartments under the bed of the trailer. He also put the battery compartment under the trailer between the wheels. We were very interested in picking up some storage space without adding a lot of weight. Also, moving the weight of the battery to a lower position off the galley flat was a desirable feature.
He is based out of Roanoke, VA. We went and picked ours up but he does have shipping capabilities.
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Western flyer, I had also thought of the black paint edge. Your color combo sounds nice. I look forward to seeing pics. First step for us is to make sure it doesn’t leak!
I am asking because I have not seen it discussed anywhere…. are you supposed to leave a gap at the top of the gutter where it turns to cross the galley side of the bulkhead? The shape of the piece makes it seem as though fillets belong on the sides and across but not around the corner.
Ray and I are nearing completion of our teardrop. We have questioned the upper ends of the gutter. During installation of the gutter, the shape made it seem as though there was supposed to be an opening at the top of the gutter on both sides. We filleted up each side and across the top. Now as we have a better understanding of the water flow, gutter, weatherstripping we are starting to wonder if that hole should be sealed.
Could you post a picture of the top of your gutter where it turns to go across the galley side of the bulkhead? That would be greatly appreciated.
Pat
Thanks for the feedback. My woodworking experience is predominately around right angles. Ray “shapes wood” and follows directions. CLC said the pics looked great. We are proceeding with build and will just have to see what happens.
The 2 pics above show the issues I tried to describe. At the #2 panel the hatch edge is lower than the body on both sides of the teardrop.
At the number 3 panel, there is a gap of about 1/2″ between the hatch and the teardrop body.
Some time ago I saw a picture on the forum showing an edging of fiberglass around the hatch opening. The text expressed annoyance at having to use fiberglass to fill a gap but there wasn’t any further comment or explanation that I could find.
We had some trouble with the galley flat. We softened the edges on each end. There were some weak CA joints that kept popping, so we left them “popped”. Then we turned the mold on its side. In that position, one person could set the lower edge in place while another put a slight bow in the plywood. It popped right into place. Gravity was a great help.
