Insulation for the walls are complete, Raka epoxy has been applied to the outside walls to seal out moisture, one coat should be sufficient but I'll apply two just to make sure I have good coverage. I'm sitting on the fence about the exterior finish, I really like the look of aluminum, but the cost of using a topside epoxy paint is very attractive price point. 

     For the 12 volt electrical system, 16 gauge stranded marine grade wire will be used along with a 12 position Blue Sea fuse block for powering the cabin and galley lights, cabin fan and 12 volt outlets.  This will be tied into a marine grade type battery along with a battery charger. For the 120 volt system I will have a couple of outlets in the galley and one in the cabin with a external 15 amp outlet to power the battery charger and 120 volt outlets.

   One outside wall has been cut a glued to the wall frame along with insulation cut and dry fit. I will work on the second outside wall and frame tomorrow and cut the insulation and mount the walls temporarily to the trailer to see how everything lines up. I also picked up some 4 x 8 birch for my inside walls. After I'm satisfied with the alignment of the walls I'll epoxy the outside walls and end grain of the walls, cut out the outside door skins then glue on the inside birch 4 x 8 plywood panels and mount to the trailer and put in my roof spars. I also found some 1/4 aluminum u-channel that I'm thinking of putting on the bottom edge of the outside wall, I think this will help the wall from absorbing moisture into the wall. I also ordered a 15 AMP power inlet plug, couple of inside reading lights that I'm going to convert to LED.

I took a drive down to San Diego with the trailer to pick up a couple of 1/4 - 4 x 10 ACX sheets of plywood, little pricey at  $54 dollars a sheet, . but this will allow my outside walls to be one solid piece and hopefully stronger than splicing two sheets of 1/4 ply together. The trailer pulled really easy, we'll see if it pulls as nice once the build is complete. This weekend should be a productive one, I'll router the notches for the ceiling spars on the wall frames and hopefully have the 4 x 10 ply sheets glued up to the frame as well. Then I'll insulate the walls and put the inside skins on, which will be 1/4 oak  or  birch.

My trailer is now registered and licensed in the State of California. The process was quite easy, a fellow teardrop builder posted a link for licensing his trailer with the California DMV and I just followed his recommendations. First I went online and printed out the forms I needed, filled those out, made an appointment online, then went to the DMV today. The whole process only took about 1.5 hours and that includes the wait time. Inspection consisted of a someone looking at the trailer and asking how much it weighed and having me sign a couple of forms. I thought they would at least check the lights, but guess not. Since I had all my paper work filled out prior to arriving, all the clerk did was go through my receipt's, had me sign some more forms and issued me my registration and plate for a mere fee of $165.00 which is for 5 years. Now I'm legal !

So its the New Year and all is well, moving along on the build, walls are on the frame to see the profile and how the fit is, I like it ! I'll have to drive down to San Diego to pick up a couple sheets of 1/4 inch 4 X10 ACX, thats the closest location I can find it. Also have an appointment to register the trailer at the DMV next week. Ordered the Hurrican hinge and the original style door latches, I'm leaning to keep it old style as much as possible, with the use of modern LED for lights and a 12 volt refrigerator instead of an ice box.