Been Awhile.

Starting out the new year with a ton of work completed on the Shasta. Is the trailer finished? No, but its way closer than it was just 2 months ago. Blake and I actually took it on a Boy Scout "Polar Bear" Camp out the Weekend on Jan. 11th. It was the shake down trip. Found a couple of problems and we found out we had done a lot of stuff just right on the trailer. Here's a list of whats to complete.
1. Cabinet Doors.
2. Trim Work and Stain.
3. Replace Hot Water Heater. (Did a pressure check before install, but now it leaks.)
4. Have his Grandmother cover the cushions and make curtains. Thanks Barbara.
5. Bunk Bed up front. Son wants it for some reason.
6. Have some LED's to install.
7. Need to install 12 volt Water Pump.
8. Paint Stripe outside and Install Emblems.
9. Flooring.


What's Complete since last post.

1. Paneling.
2. Electric Wiring both 120 volt and 12 volt.
3. Plumbing.
4. Made a 12 volt power source from a Computer Power Supply. Works like a charm.
5. Front Bed, Gaucho Bed, and Cabinets.
6. Found Foam Mattress's at IKEA for cheap in the clearance section, will be cushions.
7. Built-in Microwave, A/c  and Fridge. Also mounted Flat Screen.
8. Wired all Outside Trailer Lights.
9. Installed Water tank.


I am pretty sure the list above are not complete. But the point is from what we started with to date it has been a great improvement. Melinda talked to the fine folks at DMV and confirmed we have a 1964 Shasta 16-SC and that it looks like we are the 3rd Owners. Our VIN starts with a 4T and I have not been able to find out which plant used the 4T in the Vin's. Side plate shows trailer made in North Ridge, Ca. However, on the trailer forums it does not show a 4T in their vin's.

Built-in Microwave over Gaucho Bed. Bed slides out to be 50" x 77". It also folds up so you can load items easier.

We did not put the Stove back in the trailer. I did not want to rebuild or clean it and Melinda 

thought it better if we left it out. Did I mention she's BOSS. But trailer is wired for 30 amp

service now and induction cook-top and grill works great.

These cushions will be replaced, but it works great as is. Blake loves sleeping here.

Trailer on left is used as a camp trailer as well. Melinda bought it at a garage sale and I modified. 

Great for a weekend tent trip or a trip to Canton Trades Days. 

Bike rack on the back. Sweet. 

Last picture here was taken at Lake Bob Sandlin State Park. We had a great time there for the weekend.             The Park Ranger's and Staff could not be nicer, and I highly recommend a visit to this park. 

Finding Rot

Well there has to be a starting point in finding problem areas. So we started  by the remains of the skylight.  Pulled down the water damaged ceiling panel to find entire roof supports rotted out, as in gone. This is where I realized a coat of paint was not going to be a fix. Gut and redo here we come. This all started in May of 2011. It was at this point when it was decided to spend time and money to make it the trailer we wanted, not just and old trailer we bought. 

Rot by the steps There was rot everywhere, so we removed the bottom aluminum from the entire trailer and striped everything from the interior. 

After we removed the side cabinet and paneling it was rotted  to the outside. Not just rotted, but the boards used in construction were finger jointed and the glue was no longer holding them together. Shasta also used a staple system to frame the boards together, I used a pocket hole system from Kreg. It's a great way to fix a wall. 

Rotted side roof beam.

Side roof beam rotted through from years of water. 

There are 4 corners on a Shasta Trailer. 3 of ours was not attached to floor sills any longer. Just the skin holding the trailer together.

Rear wall with the supports missing under window and wall and floor. See what a a/c and window leak will do over the years.