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Re: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
I think you need to do something at Photobucket to allow these pictures to be seen. nadkaw1957 wrote: Here is how I built my storage slide: All lumber is cut to length according to your space. The plywood width is cut to accommodate your door width. The 1X4 height can be adjusted to whatever height you need to clear the door frame. Glue and screw the lower 1X2 to the 1X4 to act as a base. Drill and screw the 1½” angle aluminum to the top of the 1X4, allowing just enough room for the ½” plywood to slip in between the angle and the lumber. You don’t want it TOO tight, but it needs to be snug. Screw the base to the trailer floor at the appropriate place to allow clearance through the door frame. Make sure it is lined up to the door frames on both sides of the trailer if you want to access it from either side and make sure that the slides are parallel and square to each other. Measure the width from the inside of one angle aluminum to the inside of the other to determine the width of the plywood. Again, you want it to be snug, but not so tight as to hinder movement. Cut it to the correct width and slide it in. Mark the inside edge of the 1X4 on the bottom of the plywood, then glue and screw the upper 1X2’s to the bottom. This will act as a guide as it slides, as well as adding strength to the length of the plywood. If your door is wide, you may want to add another 1X2 to the center of the plywood for more linear strength. Drill 1” holes in the center at each end of the plywood for someplace to grip. I am able to pull the slide out more than halfway with little to no sagging. I also installed plastic bins at each end and another in the middle to keep things organized. The plywood is snug enough that it won’t slide either direction on its own, so there was no need for latches of any kind.593Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
Roscopcoletrain wrote: mobeewan wrote: I don't think the picture is big enough can you enlarge it some more. I really like scrolling across the screen. Sorry, fits fine in my monitor. Perhaps time to upgrade?? :p My apologies, I actually thought I had resized it, but posted the unedited version by mistake. Yuuup: time to upgrade the monitor! ;) :D407Views0likes0CommentsRe: Another wat er damaged floor - 2006 Aerolite Cub BH23
Habs wrote: I have read your post.. and I have an identical issue..The entire floor is warped,and forming mold... So ,, IN the end what did you do ?. AND Where was the leak for your trailor.. Was it from under the trailor.. or was it a toilet flood, or shower flood.. I bought the trailor used. and the owner told me there was a soft floor at the step just coming into trailor............... Well.. NOt so true.. THE entire floor is rotted. Look forward to your return. AeroCub 2002- UltraLight Sure sounds like you got the same issues as I did (hopefully in past tense), here. The leak happened because I believe they had a tire blowout that damaged the wheel well. From that point on, water was coming into the flooring because the wheel well no longer sealed it properly. What did I end up doing? I thought I covered it well in this thread. As far as going after the previous guy: no, I didn't. There is still some work to do now that Winter is over: I'm going to be upgrading the electronics, and possibly adding some shelves: the mods pages in this site are simply amazing! Tons of great ideas. Oh, I forgot: I'm going to be replacing most of the outdoor rubber components as they are showing signs of U.V. and weather degradation (cracking). That will ensure that the trailer stays dry in those spots. I'm also going to take the A/C apart, and look at all the seams where the roofing meets with protrusions, and ensure they are all in good condition (or remedy, like I did the bathroom vent).826Views0likes0CommentsRe: Another wat er damaged floor - 2006 Aerolite Cub BH23
LVJJJ wrote: LC, I feel your pain, but your's is much worse than mine. The last 3 used TT's I've bought have all had water damage, each time I thought they didn't and believed the seller's claims. At 69 and after 25 years of RV'ing one would think I would have learned (dumb and dumber). The 85 Wilderness (Oct. 2011) looked pristine inside and out, but 3 of the corners were sawdust and the bathroom floor gone. Bathroom floor on the 98 Wilderness (oct. 2014) had been replaced before I bought it. But the underside wasn't sealed at all. '04 Tahoe (Mar. 2015) had had entire floor replaced but still had front water damage. Entire floor was rebuilt with 2x3 stringers from front to back and covered with 3/4 OSB (overkill but solid). But water poured out from underneath when I cut into fabric covering, insulation was soaked. So, I've got a lot of wet RV repair experience. To seal stains and odors, I used BIN, a shellac based primer that ServePro type businesses use to block smoke odors cause by fire damage. Also used Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer (CPES) to seal and restore partially rotted studs and joists they use in boats so they don't have to rip out keels etc. Other CPES products will actually rebuild the wood back to original. Now working on odor. Trying Kanberra Tree Oil, vanilla candles and Febreez. Thanks for the thread, was very informative for me, sorry you had to go thru this. Yeah: you seem to have gotten the crappy end of the deal. At least when I sell mine, I'll know for sure it's in great shape.827Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
T3rry1 wrote: chr$ wrote: I mounted mine the same way. I Cut the plastic, soldered two very thin wires to the pads, resealed with Dicor. I drilled a small hole behind it all and ran the wires to the porch light inside the cabinet behind the wall. yeah i used some clear gorilla tape to reseal, as well as a strip of the same gorilla tape along the whole length to seal it up, prevent it from lifting due to wind or moisture on the adhesive, etc.. Gorilla tape is so much better than any other brand I've tried. I was once camping with both Gorilla and Duck brands of duct tape, and I quickly saw how much superior the Gorilla brand was. I keep a roll of both black and white tape in the trailer just in case. The underside of the trailer had some holes in it, and the black Gorilla tape is holding nicely.381Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
Jpbeck1 wrote: Here are a couple simple mods we did to our Jayco. Each took less then a half hour to perform. Since we boondock for weeks at a time I carry along a 55gal barrel to refill the fresh water I bought a 30 dollar cast iron A/C pump from harbor fright. It drains the barrel in about 5 minutes. It's very important to drain that pump and never leave it completely full of water: it's a cast iron pump, and is thus not rated for domestic water applications. Domestic water is very high in oxygen, and thus will corrode the cast iron volute and any other ferrous materials in the water stream. They are used in closed loop systems, like boilers, where the dissolved air breaks its bond with the water molecules, and are removed from the system. Acceptable pumps volute/casing materials for domestic water applications: bronze, stainless steel, and plastic.490Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
crochetdiva wrote: Limoges_Camper wrote: crochetdiva wrote: I'm wondering if anybody has added a washer to a travel trailer? I added a bunch of these to mine. :D Washer as in Washer and Dryer Humour as in the grinning face after the picture. :D426Views0likes0CommentsRe: Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
no2tracks wrote: I painted my 4 way lug wrench a different color on 3 ends. That way once I find the right size to use for a wheel R&R I can quickly use the correct 'color' after setting it down and changing wheels then picking it up again. I also painted the lug bolts the same color(orange and they're behind a hubcap) as the correct size and since I use the 4 way on my stabilizers, I painted those heads as well (white). Well, it's always the simplest ideas to implement that are the handiest! Great idea: my wife and I agree that we should implement this (once Winter is gone with her snow...).282Views0likes0Comments
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