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yonny
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May 29, 2016

dinette / bed for dutchmen

HI, all
my wife and I bought this 2001 dutchmen TT that was in need of repair. it had some water damage that was addressed at least once before.
I already waterproofed it and replaced the subfloor and am working on the interior wall and ceiling paneling.
we wanted to get its original dinette that turned into a bed, just like this one here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw66r6O2jGY
so far all searches have come back empty.
Where could we find it? do you know?
  • Are you looking for just the table with the folding legs and hanger strip?
  • Westend, thanks for the reply.

    I am looking for the whole set, but would take pieces.
  • Why don't you just build it yourself? Dinettes are pretty simple structures and you could have it just the way you want it.
  • We just pulled ours out of our trailer. There is nothing at all to them. I could build one in a weekend that would be better than original and cost less than $100. That's what I'd do.
  • yonny wrote:
    Westend, thanks for the reply.

    I am looking for the whole set, but would take pieces.

    You're welcome.
    If you have none of the original left and you must have some wood working skills to have restored the water damage, I'd suggest to build out the seating portion and to make/buy a table that fits your use.

    FWIW, I built my own. It is pictured here. I just finished changing out the table legs from a single aluminum round post to a pair of folding legs. The single post broke twice and now I can move the table to anywhere I wish, even outside, if needed.
    The original table was very heavy, made from HDF and clad with laminate. I'm very happy with my wood table.
  • Thank you guys for all your responses and pointers. I will break out the table saw and see what turns up. I have only two weeks left and repairing this thing is very slow. I keep finding compromised sections that I can't leave unrepaired.
    so far,
    I removed all silicone beads (were falling off anyway) from the exterior and used polyurethane. Replaced and waterproofed all lights.
    Removed cabinets
    Removed linoleum and replaced all subfloor minus the section under the bed.
    Wanted to self level the subfloor, install wall and ceiling paneling and paint the roof 5 times this weekend but all i was able to get done was plane out the new subfloor joints and paint the roof 2 times because I had to replace the floor and wall near the tongue.
    Thanks again,