First trip impressions and looked for suggestions
In the early spring, this year, we purchased a 2003 RT 200. After some necessary mechanical work and a new house battery, my better half and I took it on its inaugural trip -a 2500 mile trip around the Canadian Maritimes, including the Cabot Trail with all its sharp bends and steep inclines and declines. The RT performed flawlessly; humans less so -like my usually better half leaving her purse behind at a Tim Horton's and only realizing this some 4 hours travel time later...it was recovered and I enjoyed being the "not guilty" person for nearly the next 24 hours!
There were a few minor nits, and would welcome suggestions. First, the locking mechanisms on the outside storage lockers seem weak and difficult to close. Has anyone replaced these? I will look at marine stores barring other suggestions.
Second issue was the table. Ours is a straight and narrow design (no folding sides)that was ok but not really comfortable. I will likely try and design/build a new table - any suggestions are welcome -do folding sides work well?
The last issue is the secondary passenger seat on the outboard side. While the secondary seat behind the driver is useful, the outboard seat is not. Has anyone removed this seat and used the resulting space for better purposes?
Overall, the trip was wonderful and the RT was great. Hooking and unhooking was a breeze, and we found the RT to be quite forgiving on uneven sites...or perhaps we were too tired to care...and I never had to use my Lego leveling blocks.
Thanks in advance for all thoughts!
There were a few minor nits, and would welcome suggestions. First, the locking mechanisms on the outside storage lockers seem weak and difficult to close. Has anyone replaced these? I will look at marine stores barring other suggestions.
Second issue was the table. Ours is a straight and narrow design (no folding sides)that was ok but not really comfortable. I will likely try and design/build a new table - any suggestions are welcome -do folding sides work well?
The last issue is the secondary passenger seat on the outboard side. While the secondary seat behind the driver is useful, the outboard seat is not. Has anyone removed this seat and used the resulting space for better purposes?
Overall, the trip was wonderful and the RT was great. Hooking and unhooking was a breeze, and we found the RT to be quite forgiving on uneven sites...or perhaps we were too tired to care...and I never had to use my Lego leveling blocks.
Thanks in advance for all thoughts!
