Picked Up New Coachmen Today
Ordered it ten weeks ago, was supposed to be here in six to seven. 2018 Catalina Legacy Edition 223RBS. Only had one issue at PDI, a tail light that needed caulking (this dealer does a very thorough inspection before the customer ever sees the unit), but the trailer brakes went away a mile down the road. We returned to the dealer, the issue was fixed within a half hour--there were three techs working on it when we went back inside the building to escape the 95 degree heat. They found one loose crimp connector, replaced all of them just in case, and we were down the road.
It tows well with a new Husky Centerline TS. The dealer tech got the setup pretty close, it feels a little bouncy, but no sway, and zero pull from a couple of semis that passed me. I'm thinking the bouncy feeling may have something to do with how far aft the axles are mounted. It is tongue heavy, with a brochure tongue weight of 722 lb and a dry weight of 5171. I expect over 800 loaded for travel. Brakes definitely need adjusting--they are alleged to be self adjusting, does anyone know about those? Do I just stick a screwdriver through the slot to adjust manually?
Wife is not happy with the slide up windows--they don't slide up very far--but we both love the floorplan, it has lots of counter space, and the slide makes it feel very open. Overall it seems pretty solid, though maybe not as solid as the 2003 Jayflight it replaces. Time will tell.
Shakedown cruise is next week, a couple of nights at a Lake Michigan park. We can hardly wait!
It tows well with a new Husky Centerline TS. The dealer tech got the setup pretty close, it feels a little bouncy, but no sway, and zero pull from a couple of semis that passed me. I'm thinking the bouncy feeling may have something to do with how far aft the axles are mounted. It is tongue heavy, with a brochure tongue weight of 722 lb and a dry weight of 5171. I expect over 800 loaded for travel. Brakes definitely need adjusting--they are alleged to be self adjusting, does anyone know about those? Do I just stick a screwdriver through the slot to adjust manually?
Wife is not happy with the slide up windows--they don't slide up very far--but we both love the floorplan, it has lots of counter space, and the slide makes it feel very open. Overall it seems pretty solid, though maybe not as solid as the 2003 Jayflight it replaces. Time will tell.
Shakedown cruise is next week, a couple of nights at a Lake Michigan park. We can hardly wait!
