After more reading its also going to get a Victron Smart BatteryProtect and possibly a smart shunt to monitor the battery but pretty happy with the BM2 at the moment.
Yes that sounds handier. Its a pain to reloom your wiring though. I have seen a lot of builds where the seat and swivel would have to come out to get at the fusebox which seems more than a bit daft to me. Even if you dont have a blown fuse on a camp site in the middle of nowhere its much easier to work on stuff that you can isolate easily from the fuse box.I like what you have done with the fuse board, access wise. I have mine fitted under the passenger seat facing inwards, I'm going to have to refit it pointing outwards.
I can send you photos of boards stowed down the sides of the 1250mm Reimo seat if you like? You will be able to get two boards in bags down there depending on the rocker of the boards. Jerba Campervans have made a special windsurf van in the past, they made a box where the furniture usually goes to store boards and sails. This was a panel van style though. Photos below.Hi Farnorthsurfer,
Really enjoyed reading your build thread! I am just starting out building my windsurfing van and wondered how you did the space planning? I (weirdly) also have a Hyper Nut 4 in 1 but I need to carry a smaller wave board too. I was planning to stow the bigger board along the drivers side (partitioned from the seating area) with the smaller board in a rack above and sails etc above the wheel arch but it doesn’t leave any space for a hob/fridge etc. Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
cheers, Drew
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Also use my ‘nut for windfoil and SUP surf. Makes a poor planing windsurfer unless it’s float n ride surfing. Great board thoughThank you - yes please to photos!
I was planning to have windows both sides to keep some light coming in, hence the racked upper board.
Slightly off forum topic, how are you finding the Hyper Nut? I have used mine for windfoiling and SUP so far, haven’t tried it out as a plain windsurfing board yet.
It’s a Vitrifrigo TL20 top loading refrigeratorWhat fridge is that you've fitted?
Although small the 20litre is very power efficient and can easily take 4 pint milk bottles and or bottles of wine etc. It should run on my 160w solar when I get it hooked up. It will fit into the 370mm unit width that I have on my twin slider with the Reimo Variotec 1250mm seat.I shall have a look at them. Still undecided on top loader or front door style.
The board is a Tabou Manta 100 and it doesn’t stick out into the leg space for the rear seat. The full width of the board won’t go through the under seat space. On the right are a Starboard Futura 133 and Witchcraft Shaman 96l. All the bases covered.Thanks FarNorthSurfer - very helpful! Glad you had enough wind to get out for a sail.
Did the board on the floor of the van under the seat stick out much into the foot space? And is that the HyperNut? Am trying to work out whether to store the HyperNut (or other big board in the future) in a side compartment or on the floor. Last question: if the seat was laid flat as a bed, would the board fit under it?
Thank you! Drew
Hi RussWhat is your budget?