Calling on all Argosy Minuet Owners

[myboyburt]

Originally Posted by mutcth

Add me to the list with my 1977 Minuet 6.0 Metre. I spent hours reading this thread and looking at profile pics, particularly all the great mods, before buying.

Thanks again to overlander64 for answering lots of arcane questions on PM for me, and thanks to myboyburt for talking up her Minuet at the NEU rally we visited. And even though he doesn't have a Minuet (poor guy), got to thank biggoofball for getting me hooked on Argosys.

Tom, sounding like a speech at the Academy Awards

Congrats on finding a 77 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre, they are the bomb!

Oh, don't think I didn't have a friend of ours check our barn to insure our "Mini" was still there after I read here on the forums that you had found one.

[biggoofball]

Originally Posted by mutcth

Add me to the list with my 1977 Minuet 6.0 Metre. I spent hours reading this thread and looking at profile pics, particularly all the great mods, before buying.

Thanks again to overlander64 for answering lots of arcane questions on PM for me, and thanks to myboyburt for talking up her Minuet at the NEU rally we visited. And even though he doesn't have a Minuet (poor guy), got to thank biggoofball for getting me hooked on Argosys.

Tom, sounding like a speech at the Academy Awards

Ooooo I got thanked!

Again, I cannot wait to see it!!!

[NH77Argosy]

We acquired a Minuet 6 Metre a few years ago and have only used it for our annual trip to the beach in ME so far. Per the VIN tag it is a 1977 model year manufactured in Versailles, May of that year. Unfortunately the original 1977 Argosy sales catalog I just bought doesn’t even show the Minuet line??? Maybe it starts in the ’78 literature???

The trailer is all original except for the hot water heater which the previous owner replaced. A lot of potential restoration work is in order, but even as is it meets the basic needs! We will definitely poll the experts in this group about a frame inspection before starting the over due axle, wheels & brakes replacement next year. Who knows what another New England winter might wear down...

Marc and Rhonda
Keene, NH

[overlander64]

Greetings Marc and Rhonda!

Originally Posted by NH77Argosy

We acquired a Minuet 6 Metre a few years ago and have only used it for our annual trip to the beach in ME so far. Per the VIN tag it is a 1977 model year manufactured in Versailles, May of that year. Unfortunately the original 1977 Argosy sales catalog I just bought doesn’t even show the Minuet line??? Maybe it starts in the ’78 literature???

Marc and Rhonda
Keene, NH

The Minuet 6.0 Metre was introduced in 1977. The only literature I have found for the Minuet 6.0 Metre was a one-page flyer introducing it as a new trailer in the line. I haven't been able to decipher the date code on the flyer, but have come to the conlcusion that the line was introduced some time after the regular model year change. From what I have been able to determine the three Minuet models were introduced in a staggered fashion -- I just haven't been able to learn the precise dates when each of the Minuets was introduced.

Kevin

[COArgosy78]

Glad to see forum members are still adding to this post w/Minuet info and questions

We have a new situation that I will ask help with here...
We noticed a wet floor in a side cabinet next to the fridge and on out onto the middle of the floor running toward the heater. Thought at first something was leaking from under the fridge, but after returning home from short camp trip, we discovered a hole in the plastic inner wheel well cover. We think there is a larger hole/opening also along the edge that is parallel to the side of the trailer. Are the inside plastic wheel covers still available or can something like vulkum be used or should we try another approach?!!
Does anyone else have cracked inner wheel covers?
PS We discovered the leak because it only happened while on our trip during wet weather and we believe the tires threw the water up thru the holes.