SilverGate's Safari is Home at Last!

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I checked out the battery and turned on the pump and filtered water faucet and was shocked at what I saw next: a leak!

Water droplets were falling from the under side of the plastic tube going into the faucet. And dripped when I had just the filtered water faucet turned on.

Well, this required a closer look with the aid of a small collapsible mirror from Home Depot.

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There it was, a water drop oozing out of a pinhole or hairline crack in the plastic tube that brings filtered water into the faucet!

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And a closer view:

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The next day, when everything was dry, I took a close-up view, which revealed what looked like an indentation, and possibly a pinhole mark or hairline crack.

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The few drops that fall when using the filtered (drinking) water faucet can be caught by a hand towel for now until we have enough items to justify a trip to a well qualified and trusted Airstream Service Department!

But that is another story for others to tell… for now!

Happy Summer Reading and Exploring!

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SilverGate and Diego Flamingo,

I always enjoy reading about your latest escapades and what you're doing to upgrade your AS. This is one of my favorite threads.

I thank you for that great tip on the "Spooky Campfire Tales." What a terrific book! When I pulled it out at the campfire last week and showed my 7 year old son, he got out of his chair and climbed into his mother's lap preparing himself for what was to come. Because it was so late we only got through the first two stories. What fun it was though! Now we can't wait for our next trip and some more Spooky Stories.

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Thanks, Don (mistral blue, Vintage Thunder), for your comments.

I’m glad that you enjoy this thread, as well as the "Spooky Campfire Tales" book by S. E. Schlosser.

In my last posting about exploring inner trailer spaces, I left out one more interesting space, the area on the front inner wall accessed under the L-Lounge.

This space has a number of electrical wires and components, including the Solar Charge Controller.

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The Charge Controller is a part of our Factory-installed Solar Charging System, which is one of the best "upgrades" that we did right from the beginning, by choosing this as an important option in our Factory Build Order.

See details of this along with photos of the system on my latest new thread at:
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f448/factory-installed-solar-charging-system-35476.html#post439992

Bill

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Well, finally, Labor Day has past and the crowds of tourists are receding…

Camp spaces are opening up and the weather is very comfortable.

So we staked out some turf by the surf…

On the bluff at South Carlsbad State Beach, CA (a non-hook-up camp ground)
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=660

Diego Flamingo is just beside himself.

(BTW, Larry made the banner showing the silhouette of Point Loma and the Old Pt. Loma Lighthouse at Cabrillo National Monument where we are Living History Docents).

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We chose a wide site so that the door opens to a wonderful ocean view and breeze.

The F-250 is positioned to maximize privacy, which is also enhanced by thick bushes on each side.

The continuous roar of ocean waves is relaxing and softens noise made by neighbors.

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We took advantage of the continuous ocean breeze and brought kites.

The Dragon and Flamingo kites are from:
http://www.funwithwind.com/store/dynamicIndex.asp

The Chinese kites (Dragonfly, Gold Fish, & Butterfly) are from a local Chinese merchant.

We’ve recently discovered it’s fun and relaxing to fly kites.

See Rich C. (Gadget’s Airstream Chronicles) enjoy his foil kite at Ft. Desoto last October 16, 2006, at: http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/10/16/fort-desoto-revisited/

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Diego Flamingo and his Dragon buddy are higher than a kite…

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Chinese Red Dragonfly…

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Red Goldfish…