fulltimin
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I took this piece and put the one corner into a little plastic container, and added some water.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/plywooduncoatedwet.jpg)
Here you can see the corner that is in the water, inside the red circle.
The 2 yellow arrows indicate the bottom and top of the water.
The water is about 1/4" deep.
Again, only the corner of this plywood is in the water.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/plywooduncoatedwet2.jpg)
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If you don't, you will find an excuse.
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fulltimin
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30 minutes later, we have this.
The scale now reads 2.95 oz instead of the original 2.80 oz.
You can also see in the red circle, how the water is being sucked into the plywood. The dark areas are now wet.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/plywooduncoatedwet3.jpg)
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fulltimin
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An hour later we have this.
The water has seeped all the way up the side of the plywood, and to the top.
So, such a small amount of water touching the wood, will allow the wood to get wet, and cover a lot of area.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/plywooduncoatedwet4.jpg)
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fulltimin
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And now we put this puppy on the scale.
Here you can see the corner that was in the water, and how the water seeped along different areas.
And that is why any water seepage is bad for any plywood, or wood for that matter. It only takes a little, and over a long period of time will destroy wood.
So, we are now at 3.05 oz instead of 2.80 oz. It didn't take long and with repeated exposure, that plywood is history.
So, our goal is to eliminate any potential leaks, (obviously).
I do think Por 15 will be a part of that solution.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/plywooduncoatedwet5.jpg)
Now you can see how Por 15 performed over days being completely submerged in water, as well as frozen and thawed, etc, compared to plywood with nothing on it.
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fulltimin
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Hang in there, we'll get back to cuttin, weldin, and grindin, shortly. Lol.
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fulltimin
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Taking the night off tonight. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/frown.gif "frown")
Should be able to post updates tomorrow night. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
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A break can be a good thing. Recharge your brain and tired body.
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fulltimin
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Here's an update of what's coming for the interior of our motor home.
I put together a few different ideas, and came up with this.
What do ya think?
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/bus.jpg)
Ok, that's a joke folks. This is not going to be the inside of our motor home.
I did find this pic online though, and it is of the inside of a converted bus. This guy raised the roof on his bus by 20" and then built the inside to his liking.
The fact that the roof is so high, kind of changes the interior, so that it looks more like a house.
There are a lot of wonderful ideas he used, as the table on the left folds down, the sofa on the right folds out into a bed, with storage underneath.
Wood stove in the background, etc.
Obviously with a bus, he doesn't have the weight limitations that I do with our Chevy chassis.
Looks pretty cool though.
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fulltimin
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ro_sie wrote:A break can be a good thing. Recharge your brain and tired body.
Thanks.
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fulltimin
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After taking another look at the framing for the drivers side, I decided to extend the bottom at the rear.
I was not fully satisfied with the fit at the front with the front cap to the steel framing. I think it needs to be just a little farther front than what it will be it I weld it in like it is.
So, in this pic, you can see at the rear, (red circles), I will add about 3/4" to 1" to push the bottom of this front.
That will allow the front cap to line up just slightly better with the steel framing. (red arrow).
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/checkingthefitdriverside5.jpg)
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