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Old 01-21-2014, 11:35 PM   #41
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Locating the panel centrally with good access sounds good to me. My panel is in the bathroom in a cabinet that is next to the toilet. No problems at all with that location.

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Old 01-22-2014, 05:01 AM   #42
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The main breaker box is located in the rear on the street side wall on both my 66 Trade Wind and 86 Limited. The 66 had this "one stop" hook up idea with the shore power cord needing threaded through a 3" ABS pipe on the bottom of the trailer at the rear. I'm not fond of being on my hands and knees in the mud trying to drag the power cord out the bottom of the trailer. The city water hose is suppose to go through this same pipe. The 86 power cord is on the street side and is much easier to access. The bedroom is at the rear of the 86 and the breaker box is accessed in an overhead locker above the bed.

It seems like the breaker box ought to be close to the shore power cord. Maybe there is some RV manufacturers code on its location.

I will be installing a GFIC outlet in the bath area of my Trade Wind. But the breaker box will stay in its current location on the wall behind the "medicine cabinet" door. I am not rewiring my Trade Wind at this time. It has the original aluminum stranded wire in it now.

Maybe an internet search will discover some RV trailer 110v wiring codes that would give you guidance in the location of your new power distribution box.

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Old 02-07-2014, 10:40 PM   #43
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Been pretty cold and haven't been able to get much done lately. Have pulled all of the old wiring and have run new wire for most of the 12 and 120 volt systems. 3 windows have been removed and cleaned up so that they can get new glass put in once the glazing strip and glazing tape get here from Vintage Trailer Supply. Also have been stripping paint from the interior window trim. 6 out of 7 of them have 2 coats of paint.

I know that I need to pull the floor back up so I can work on the underside but can't do that until the weather gets better. Unfortunately, once the weather gets better I will have a ton of other things to work on. The more I can get done now, the better.
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Old 02-07-2014, 11:01 PM   #44
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A few pics

Part of the wiring in place. Drawings on temporary shelf that detail wire routing. Temporary windows. Painted inside window trim.
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Old 02-08-2014, 10:19 PM   #45
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Got a question for those of you that have a similar model. I'm not sure where the screen belongs. There are no screens in part of the windows. On a couple of them there is a screen that is simply held in place with a spline in a groove in the frame itself. This makes sense except for the fact that there are also some retainer clips inside the windows that would make it appear that there should be a separate frame holding a screen that is held in place by these clips.

If this doesn't make sense I can get some close up pictures. The question being - does the screen simply install with a spline into the frame or should there be a removable frame holding the screen?
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Old 02-09-2014, 06:25 AM   #46
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Hi John,

My 66 has removable screen window frames that are held in the window with the white plastic clips. The screens themselves are splined to these light weight frames.

My 86 is done the same way except no clips, the screen windows are held in place with sheet metal screws.

I suspect this allows for inside window cleaning if someone was so motivated!

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Old 02-09-2014, 06:32 AM   #47
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Got a question for those of you that have a similar model. I'm not sure where the screen belongs. There are no screens in part of the windows. On a couple of them there is a screen that is simply held in place with a spline in a groove in the frame itself. This makes sense except for the fact that there are also some retainer clips inside the windows that would make it appear that there should be a separate frame holding a screen that is held in place by these clips.

If this doesn't make sense I can get some close up pictures. The question being - does the screen simply install with a spline into the frame or should there be a removable frame holding the screen?
John,
Your screens should be separate parts, & held in place with the clips. You can fab replacements with parts available from any big box store. We do this on a regular basis. It's very cheap & easy to do.
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Old 02-09-2014, 08:23 PM   #48
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Thanks for the input. I started stripping paint from a couple frames today. I'll look into making new screen frames. Does a spline go into the groove on the window frame to make a better seal?
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Thanks for the input. I started stripping paint from a couple frames today. I'll look into making new screen frames. Does a spline go into the groove on the window frame to make a better seal?
Nope, the spline goes into the screen frame itself. Oddly enough, this project will be one of the easiest ones on your whole project.
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Old 02-09-2014, 10:53 PM   #50
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I get the screen frame concept. Not surprising that all of them are missing from my Tradewind. I'm just curious if another spline goes into the groove in the face of the window frame to act as a cushion for the screen frame when clipped in place. I'll attach a couple pictures so you can see how someone had attached a screen.
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Old 02-10-2014, 05:25 AM   #51
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I get the screen frame concept. Not surprising that all of them are missing from my Tradewind. I'm just curious if another spline goes into the groove in the face of the window frame to act as a cushion for the screen frame when clipped in place. I'll attach a couple pictures so you can see how someone had attached a screen.
They are installed without any sort of gasket, spline or seal, just aluminum on aluminum. My 59 Ambassador has the same design of screen & of course we've worked on numerous others that are built the same way.
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Old 02-10-2014, 08:17 AM   #52
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Thanks Colin. Someone got creative with this at some point. Probably the same one that used garden hose and hose clamps to repair copper water lines.

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May I ask what you did to seal up your seams before the prodex? Just began the gutting process on my 1960 and have found numerous soggy spots...

Thanks!!
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May I ask what you did to seal up your seams before the prodex? Just began the gutting process on my 1960 and have found numerous soggy spots...

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We use vulkem on the interior seams & rivets.
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Old 03-28-2014, 09:46 PM   #55
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I used a spray sealant on the inside. Don't recall the brand right now. Will use Vulkem on the exterior.
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