On Schedule, Bunks Complete

April 26 2009 by Darrin.

Sunday night now, after a long week of joinery and finishing.  The bunks are complete, and house the water tanks, storage areas, and the plumbing compartment…

While the bunk panels’ polyurethane topcoats were drying, I ran the drain plumbing from the sink and shower sump behind the cabinets and out under the camper.  (There’s a 45 gallon gray water tank mounted between the frame rails of the big Fuso Class VI chassis, and it will be hooked up to the drain outlet when the camper is mounted to the truck.) I also  managed to get the water fill, water compartment door, and electrical (shore) inlet installed, as well as finally assembling and installing the electrical center…

I’ll start this coming week tomorrow by building the sub-floor between the bunks, and getting everything plumbed up.  That will involve tying both 50 gallon fresh water tanks together, plumbing in the water-to-water heat exchanger, and running hot and cold potable water lines and engine coolant lines to the proper places.  Hopefully, if I can swing some 12-hour days, I’ll get a good start on the electrical, and Kalzb’gon may be running on her own limited internal systems by next Sunday.  I’ll try and post a progress report in a week.

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