machinist's trick: how to enlarge a pilot hole in sheet metal with a fluted drill bit, without turning the hole into a triangle (you know what I'm talking about if you ever tried this. not iust sheet metal, also other thin materials.)

Drill through 4 layers of tshirt rags, or 2 layers of terry microfiber rags. The rags fill the spaces in the flutes and keep the drill centered. 

Result, perfectly round larger hole. (original hole size below).

new door latch installed. man, is this better than the craptastic original latch. solid. 

inside latch. teak plywood panel inside door. i love teak. only place we covered the frameing, had to for stiffness. against philosophy of keeping all spaces open on one side, for better damp prevention, and better access for repairs, with no finished surface to replace. that's the high labor part, for what, vanity? right. 

new crank hatch. just an electrical weather proof outlet cover. installed upside down for angle. needs a gutter above to deflect water. on the list, after this trip. 

you can see bolts in weird spots around the cover. they hd down the rock maple carry bearing, needed for the new longer crank, to keep it in line. weird spots due to funky angle of winch crank axis after deer hit. got it as straight as we could. winch was split open, had to weld back together, couldn't get it back to original geometry. character, history, i like it. 

actually installed thr maple bearing( just a block with a close fitting hole) on sunday. forgot to mention it. 

ALMOST road ready. can drive now, and camp in it, but it needs exterior corner trim to keep moisture out of the corners.