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Our 31's interior

Posted 02-19-2011 at 06:00 PM by chrischarles

Took the cushions and bolsters from the couch out and they are getting reupholstered and should be done within the next two weeks. Am going from a 4 inch cushion to a 5 inch cushion on the couch. Our 31 has a double bed up front (pull out couch) with two (2) twin beds in the middle.

Am thinking about adding a piano hinge to the front of the couch so when the couch is out in the bed configuration an added leaf to the front would flip over and turn the double bed into a queen size bed....

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My 31 foot wonder

Posted 02-19-2011 at 05:45 PM by chrischarles

Today I stripped the clear coat off from about 1/2 of the trailer. I used 1 gallon of aircraft grade paint stripper sold at Auto Zone, it really works quick. I started around 1pm and finished about 3:30pm it was getting to hot to wear long sleeves.

Then I started polishing the entry door and boy did it turn out GREAT. Began buffing at about 4pm had to get ladder and polish. Finished about 5pm and had completed polishing the front right quarter of the trailer up to and including the...

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Our 31 foot 1977 Airstream

Posted 12-23-2010 at 04:44 PM by chrischarles

So far had to replace the shocks at a cost of about 100.00 then fixed the emergency brake switch was told the old one did not work.
A water line was disconnected under the sink when we purchased the trailer so after reconnecting the waterline found out why it was disconnected. It leaked, had to replace the water line at a cost of about 10.00.
Went to turn on the propane to find out that both tanks were empty. While filling the two 30 pound tanks the employee said that...

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