Thanks doggie that is awesome !!!
It's an 2006 model jsut before they revamped the H1 to turn it into the Iload.
I'll get the part number and Pm you.
Thanks again !
Sean
Re-awaken topic :D
I liked Fletchers drip tray and collector setup he posted on a previous van thread - has anyone else setup something similar in their van?
Basically had a large perspex plastic board that was concaved in to collect and channel the water into a container.... simple, but brilliant....
Anyone worry about the salt drippage, or are you just going to sell the van to a trady and say she's tidy after a few years of use? :D
I have a waterproof plywood panel on the floor and used silicone on the sides to prevent water from dripping on the tin.
K Dog,
Any salt water spillage is fatal to metal, so extreme measures are necessary to prevent same. Personally, I've used a thick coating of underbody sealer on the floor of my van, on top of which is a thick rubber mat.
Having lost a trailer floor to salt water drips, I've learnt my lesson as I graduated to my van.
Also, any salt water lying in a pool in a van will evaporate, leading to a salty atmosphere which will corrode the van interior, usually in a place you can't see (until it breaks through). So, get the wet salty gear out to dry it AND coat the interior of the van with de-odourised fish oil as soon as you get the van. Wind-driven fans and a slightly-open window can help the airflow when stationary.
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I have to get around to doing something for my van also..... I read somewhere a layer of epoxy on the floor works well.
I wash my sails and boards down after each session but not so much in winter. Boards I let dry out of their bags (drying on the lounge floor right now). Occasionally run fresh water through and over my boom (carbon) as well as extensions, bases etc.
If you have smooth surface epoxy wont stick to it, I suggest that either you use some primer paint and put on a lot of it or that you put a wooden panel on the floor and then use resin and cloth to create a good protection layer.
Maybe polyester resin would be a better choice, since it is cheaper.
K Dog said “Do people really wash all their sails down at the end of each sail? Booms and metal stuff, wetsuits sure.... but all your gear?”
The sails that have been used are rinsed with fresh water and partially dried. At home, they go onto the special sail drying device.
The boom ends and mast extension are rinsed with fresh water. The wetsuit goes home to a (wait for it)….rinse in fresh water, then it's dried overnight in the heated bathroom.
Normal towel: stays in the van. The salt water probably evaporates, creating the salt cloud that rusts the inside of the van in places you can't see (so it's a good thing that the fish oil is there to prevent it).
Sodden towel: into the heated bathroom at home.
My van is in excellent condition and it's 11 years old now, so all of the above must work.
Just finished setting my van up too. A simple layout a full plywood floor and a removable raised floor all covered in marine carpet.
quite chuffed !!
