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Teardrop Thalassa Build Journal

After A LOT of convincing, the second wall is on!

My trailer has an oh so slight curve to it. When I bolted my floor down to the trailer, the floor changed shape ever so slightly. The first wall and storage went in fine. Trying to get the second wa

Got the formica glued to the countertop and the interior table today. Then struggled massively with getting the second wall on… We will try again tomorrow.

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Metal trim on the interior storage bits is looking nice! The finishing work is always my favorite part.

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Basement storage space working as it should 🤣

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After a lot of problem solving, the drivers side wall is on! Second is getting fiberglass and epoxy now.

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Making progress solving this couch to bed transition. Got some extension springs from McMaster and tested placement using a bunch of zip ties. Next step is securing them with D rings and figuring out a way for the bed to slide more easily. Perhaps HD

Miscellaneous pieces getting three coats of water based poly prior to getting installed for good.

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Some basement storage and floor progress on these beautiful spring days. And carpentry projects wouldn’t be complete without a little blood, of course.

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Thank you brothers for helping me move the chassis into the garage and carry teardrop pieces upstairs!

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Slow and steady hatch progress.

Got the framing done and the interior skin on. Skin is 1/8” baltic birch attached with PL premium and brad nails.

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Roof spars and hatch spars are ready to go!

That big gap in the front of the camper is for a skylight. I emailed a handful of acrylic fabricators today to see if they could heat bend one piece, but no luck.

The hatch spars needed a bit more work,

Fredrick’s style hatch ends are glued up. The sandwich consists of the side wall cut off, a 1-3/16” spacer where the D weather strip will go, and a tapered 3” gusset what will connect to the gas struts to hold the hatch up.

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2x2 mahogany hatch spar is cut!

It’s a perfect tight fit, so I didn’t shove it all the way into the slot yet since I still have to take the whole thing apart to build it on the chassis up in the garage.

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Cane webbing process details 😍

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Today I varnished the interior cabinet pieces and added drawer glides. Tomorrow we install the drawers and sliding doors, and maybe start on the galley storage.

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Making progress on the cabin storage. This is everything but the sliding doors and drawers pretty much.

Initially I had it in the teardrop to make sure it all fit, but now I’m finishing it outside to be installed as one piece.

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