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  1. maryduke
    07-26-2010 11:53 AM
    maryduke
    Want to spend as much time as we can at the coast, or a beach somewhere. Husband still works, and I am retired. Wish I had a Harley, I would be on the road a lot more. We want to get the trailer to a place where we can use it comfortably. Not a full timer yet. Maybe some day for the better part of the year.
  2. maryduke
    07-26-2010 10:12 AM
    maryduke
    It sounds like you have gone really indepth on the project. It does take a special person to appreciate them, ours has been in the family since 78. so it has had much wear from hubby's parents. IN the repainting interior, I have lost or tossed the Thermostat to the AC i took pics of the front cover and back of it, but the part that mounts to the wall, is missing, I am not sure how to find or if I have to keep with the same.
  3. maryduke
    07-25-2010 04:20 PM
    maryduke
    Like what you're doing with the 76. Looking good.
  4. ScoobyShack
    The Spirit of '76! Love your beautiful Sovereign!

    David

About Me

  • About Splitrock
    City
    Sioux Falls
    State/Province
    South Dakota
    Country
    UNITED STATES
    Gender
    male
    Trailer #1
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    About My Tow Vehicle
    2000 Yukon XLT
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    Remove the Page Peel from the upper right corner.
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    Click on the link to see a picture of the Sioux River falls near my home.
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    Eastern South Dakota is very pretty with hills, rivers, and trees.

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Posted 05-29-2014 at 06:32 PM by Splitrock Comments 0
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I'm pretty well disappointed in the Fantastic fans. I wouldn't use them again. I installed 3 in 2010. I installed them using the supplied gasket and sealed them with premium silicone as directed. The rear fan base cracked at the mounting screw location the second winter. By 2012 two were leaking at the cracked bases. I removed the silicone and sealed the bases with Vulkem. 2013 none leaked. This spring all three were leaking.

I investigated and the Vulkem was tight but the bases were...

Posted 09-01-2012 at 02:27 PM by Splitrock Comments 1
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AWNING FABRIC REPLACEMENT

The replacement awning material is on and the awning is back on. The job took two strong helpers and took 3 1/2 hours, start to finish.

The awning is a Carefree of Colorado. Dealer installed on 1976 31' center bath Airstream. The arms are 21' on center. The material length is about 20' 2". The pull out length of the material total is about 8'. The length from the extended roller to the trailer rail is about 93". Both the roller welt...

Posted 07-02-2012 at 08:26 AM by Splitrock Comments 2
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I washed the trailer with the power washer and tried Removal stripper. It was s l o w and required multiple applications. Not for me. I even tried letting it sit over night. Still not good. Then I tried CitriStrip. Whoa! BIG difference! It worked fast in one application. I did one side of the trailer, including 1/2 of the top, in one application. It stripped clean and came off with the washer...

Posted 09-18-2011 at 02:06 PM by Splitrock Comments 4
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I had a prosperous last two weeks of August. The cabinets were made with a minimalist approach. Just face frames, doors, and attached boxes to hold drawers. I used aluminum tube to frame out the sink side with an aluminum angle attached to the wall for the counter top to attach to.

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The kitchen now has 6 full depth drawers on KV full extension slides with the soft close feature. They have a stay closed catch built into the slide.

The...

Posted 07-31-2011 at 04:27 PM by Splitrock Comments 4
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Cabinet ends, faceframes, shop

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The four tall cabinet ends are done, the faceframes are done and sanded, and the fit up is finished on the street side.

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The wood is yellow birch,

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The frames were glued and screwed on a square up clamp table.

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Cut to length on the old saw I've had since...
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thank you for this great...
Posted 10-15-2014 at 11:34 AM by thumbelinadj thumbelinadj is offline
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Thanks for all the pictures,
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Posted 12-01-2013 at 09:42 PM by Splitrock Splitrock is offline
Thanks for all the pictures,...
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Good job. Loved the...
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