taking out the bathtub

[purman]

Ok, Everyone seems to say that everything came in through the front door on the AS. But for the life of me I couldn't get the bathtub out the door of my 68.

No matter what why I put it, it is just to big.. And I striped it down so there was nothing on it.

I refinished it in the tore out back this morning and moved it to the front while I am replacing the floor.

It would have been nice to do it in the garage, lots of fumes, thank goodness for the respirator.

[Distantdrummer]

Very helpful info Jason.
I have asked and opined a few times and never had a solid answer. Of course different years may (and probably do) behave differently.
Can we presume your trailer is a rear bath model?
Would you have been able to even get the tub to the entrance door without removing bulkheads and maybe furniture?
Can I presume you did not have to remove any of the galley counters or cabinets?
I cannot recall but isn't a '68 galley sink cabinet curbside?
Is there any doubt your tub was broken down to it's smallest? In other words was there possibly some type of backsplash/wall section etc that may have been "fused" "cemented" etc once tub was inside the trailer?
Glad you made it work out even though you couldn't work it out... <g>.
thanks in advance

[purman]

My, bulk heads where all out. there is no way it was going forward with them in. It wouldn't even come close to going through the bathroom door.. It is a rear bath and a big bathtub / shower. Yep all the splashes where off. The problem is it has a shelf attached to the tub and there is no way it is going through the door. I had to take it back to the back to re-coat it. No big deal but it would have been nice to get it out to do it.

[68 TWind]

Jason,

I recently removed the tub from my 68 Trade Wind. I had to remove the closet and shower walls first. No other way. Lots of screws and rivets. Also, getting the thing out the front door took a lot of turning and thinking, but once I had it turned right, no problem. I new if came in that way so it had to go out.

Good Luck.

[purman]

I post a pic of the tub tomorrow and you can tell me if its the same as yours. I tried and thought for a good 1/2 hour and just couldn't see how it was going to fit through that door.