Hi all,
Got back in town tonight and went ahead with gutting the rest so I can get to the fun part... re-building it!! Here's the latest view. Yuck!! [:'(] The back panels were so bad I just ripped them out. I think the rest of the sidewalls are good enough to leave in place. If I can get a majority of the vinyl to come up I'm going to bleach down the floors and sidewalls (as well as the exposed back areas...) and do my best to dry it up. I need to get underneath and rip a bunch of tubing (gas/water) out so it won't fall off inconveniently on the road ... Also need to come up with a plan for re-routing the power lines... either behind side walls or maybe just down through the floor and back up so that they are out of the way or at least protect them with conduit or the like... not sure yet. I know I want them around! Having power already distributed around the trailer can't be bad!! [8D] Picked up a converter so I can plug the lighting up and test that whenever it's convenient. Also got 2 of the 3 cables I need to fix the lift mechanism and some lubrication for same. 3rd cable will be mailed to me soon. Still have the fridge and kept the counter top so may re-use those once I test to make sure the fridge works! Also planning on keeping the overhead lights and re-installing a switch to turn them on/off near the door so if I'm loading or unloading near dark I can see what I'm doing. Lots more stuff running through my brain... sealing up the lid so no more water!!! How/what type of storage to install... What sort of enclosure/where to hide the battery/inverter... etc... etc... etc...
One question for you all... What should I do for tie down points once I get the new floor/sidewalls in place?? I considered an L shaped piece of aluminum (well probably at least 2) running front to back the length of the trailer. I've seen it with holes every 1/2 inch or so big enough to accept all sorts of hooks/bungees etc... Turn it open side dow and run a screw through it every foot or so and you have lots of tie-down pts... bit of a trip hazard but not sure it would be a problem and I want something flexible... Ideas welcome!

Second question... What sort of wing rack should I build? Planning on something that is up in the lid. That space is at least 6 inches deep and I want something flexible to store all sorts of wings as well as sturdy and protective of the wings. Will need to include good tied downs of some sort and maybe a way to pivot it down for easy access?? More ideas needed!

Enough for now. I'll keep you all posted as progress is made.