Here's a look at the trailer with all the paint, flooring and roof in place. There were no substantial changes to the structure after this. I spent a couple of hours at the beach on Tampa Bay as the weather became more and more threatening. Eventually the storm cloud moved in. The trailer took on a strong squall with no leaks. Winds rocked the trailer, and me a little as gusts blew up to 30 knots. The tarp flapped in the wind until the stakes pulled up and the poles came down. But the windows, door, roof and all the seams held water-tight. I was running several electrical appliances. It looks like the dual 12 volt deep-cycle marine batteries will last about a week or so without recharge during normal use. That's really based on a guess, and not measuring the voltage. Electrical equipment at this point include 2 small automotive type fans, a fluorescent light and a 2 meter ham radio. It was a good day at the beach. Of note, the beach scene on the bay near Gandy Boulevard resembled a Mad Max movie. There were a number of 4 wheelers, dirt bikes and go-karts. It appeared that most anything goes, but I was relatively undisturbed. It was a good test ground for the first day for 'Ellie Mae' at the beach.
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