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Posted By: SilverPompadour on 01/22/16 03:06pm

Windsurfing and Avions. Count me in.

1968 Avion C-11
1993 Dodge D250 LE Cummins

Posted By: D1trout on 01/23/16 09:58am

anyone else having trouble posting to the forum in the past 24 hrs?

* This post was edited 01/23/16 10:10am by D1trout *

Posted By: Dave Pete on 01/23/16 11:38am

Been going on for quite a number of days now. I found no problems going through Woodalls.com, but frequent, intermittent problems going through RV.net.

Posted By: ticki2 on 01/23/16 02:07pm

I was even having problems trying to go through Woodalls .

'68 Avion C-11
'02 GMC DRW D/A flatbed

Posted By: SilverPompadour on 01/27/16 05:46am

Work(the paying job) has been very slow lately so the Pompadour is moving right along. Floor is in, I really wanted black and white checker but couldn't find locally. New 40gal fresh water tank and Shurflo are mounted.

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While I'm not sure its a very good idea to ever fill it completely, this grey tank is 30gal capacity. There is a stainless steel strap in the center of the tank to prevent the rails from spreading under load. The rails are extrusions from a scrapped awning frame.

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There is no black water tank.

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This is the Thetford Curve from my sailboat, I didn't want to buy a second toilet or plumb a black water tank. It just sits in the boat all winter long anyway. I'm also going for a slightly enlarged and dry bathroom.

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I know its not up to code but the kitchen drain, shower drain and vent all share the same 1.5" inlet into the tank. No P trap on the shower either.

Posted By: SilverPompadour on 01/27/16 06:16am

Making room for the grey tank...

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My fiberglass cap was not in great shape to begin with. When it comes to fiberglass, I feel if you're gonna make a mess, might as well make a big mess. The stair and t-handle recesses had to go to make room for the grey tank. While I was at it I figured I'd make a bumper cutout so the camper can sit lower and farther forward on the truck.
The curved cutouts were wrapped with a stiff plastic to act as a mold.

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The bumper cutout was 'stuffed' with a 4" PVC pipe wrapped in wax paper.

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Between 3 and 7 layers of woven glass were used depending on location.

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The wax paper worked well.

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I don't plan to leave it this color, just had lots of silver paint on hand.

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It's far from perfect(notice no pic of the middle). It's solid and will get me down the road this year.
Now I have to drop the grey tank and paint the underside. Also working on the bathroom walls.

Posted By: SilverPompadour on 01/27/16 06:18am

Oops. Missed one.
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Posted By: D1trout on 01/27/16 10:14am

Silver, you continue to amaze with the speed of your restoration! I too have eliminated a blackwater tank and will use the Curve toilet. Instead of a plastic graywater tank, I molded a fiberglass tank into the starboard side of the 'bustle', as I call the Avion fiberglass part. It holds 27 gallons and has a couple of low baffles in it to reduce sloshing. I will drain it thru a hose to the molded-in cutout where the handle for the original drain system was installed.
I also added an 6" Armstrong waterproof hatch beneath the tank space to allow me to clean and drain it completely. I am running the sink and shower into the tank, using a Hepvo inline p trap. It's a very slick, low profile device for limited space.
I have a couple of pics of Argo's current stage but still having some difficulty posting...

Posted By: garryk6 on 01/27/16 10:22am

Silver,
I would highly recommend some manner of p-trap between the drains and the tank including the shower. You will get worse odors from a grey water tank than are in black water at times. I do not have a black tank either, and went with the Thetford recirculating toilet. I did connect the toilet drain and the grey water drain so that I can flush the toilet contents in the hose with the grey water. Keeps draining simple. It also allows me to drain my toilet to a 5 gallon buck when dry camping at BLM type campgrounds, and dump down a pit toilet.
I hope this helps,
Garry

Garry K
Wife + 4 kids
Retired Military Family.... Alway's on the move....
2002 F350 CCSB 5.4 6spd 4x4 in AK
1966 Avion C-10 Truck Camper

Posted By: garryk6 on 01/28/16 12:11am

Has anyone identified a source of a replacement front window in the cabover?
Thanks, Garry

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