[VAC] Re: The Never Ending Saga - Metal water tank

["T. Byrd" <tbyrd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the URL, H, nice site. That was a bold move replacing the
entire floor, now I'm scared. The pictures of your old, rotten floor
look much better than mine, though I'm going to try and make the repair
using penetrating epoxy and hope that it works. How did you get the new
floor bolted to the U channel and frame members without taking off the
belly pan? Did you just glue & screw the new wood into the frame? And if
so, wouldn't that weaken the structure? Not trying to second guess your
repair, it looks great, just trying to understand how this would work.

Anyway, even at $500-600 for a new tank, that sounds like a bargain
compared to the expense of installing a 12V power system. When the day
comes that I do that, I want to go with solar power, and that's a bit
pricey. Though, even if I just purchased an Intellipower/Charge Wizard,
batteries, wiring, water pump, new poly water tank, etc., I think it
would cost more than $500. So, I'm in kind of a tight spot here, and
none of my options are looking very good so far. Guess I'll start
calling Airstream dealers tomorrow and find out what the damage is going
to be. Thanks for the note, it's good to know that they're still
available at least.

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Ted Byrd
1958 Overlander