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Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 01-12-2014, 08:08 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 91,061
Posted By retronotold
Another great Canopener! Our thanks to all who...

Another great Canopener! Our thanks to all who organized, hosted, provided food, volunteered, etc. And, many thanks to Foley RV for all the gifts - especially the Kindle Fire (which I am going to...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 11-29-2013, 01:01 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 91,061
Posted By retronotold
Cornhole Tournament ...

Cornhole Tournament
In preparation for the much anticipated Cornhole Tournament, we'll be needing some boards and some volunteers for judges. Bring a buck for the...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 11-29-2013, 12:59 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 91,061
Posted By retronotold
Thursday Chili and Dessert Potluck StreamNTyme...

Thursday Chili and Dessert Potluck
StreamNTyme - Chili (Big pot)
Dblackb (Breezin') - Chili
retronotold - Chili (and Ouzo)
AirHeadRuss - Chili (Big Pot)
Captain Hank-Chili
AWChief - Mikes...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 11-24-2013, 10:00 AM
Replies: 955
Views: 91,061
Posted By retronotold
Canopenian Volunteer sign up list: 1. Tom ...

Canopenian

Volunteer sign up list:
1. Tom
2. Joe - with an approved Canopenian pop up.
3. HowieE - I can offer a weak back and a weak mind + a Pop Up
4. Russ (Luckyducks) - will volunteer and...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 11-07-2013, 07:25 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 91,061
Posted By retronotold
Thursday Chili Potluck StreamNTyme - Chili ...

Thursday Chili Potluck
StreamNTyme - Chili
Dblackb (Breezin') - Chili
retronotold - Chili (and Ouzo)


Saturday Potluck Dinner

Luckyducks - Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
m.hony - tamales
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 02-06-2013, 08:42 PM
Replies: 955
Views: 91,061
Posted By retronotold
Christy and I are in. My 337 day forecast says...

Christy and I are in. My 337 day forecast says 68 and sunny...

Marion
Forum: Doors & Locks 01-15-2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,232
Posted By retronotold
StPierre, take a look at this thread. ...

StPierre, take a look at this thread.

https://www.airforums.com/forums/f453/lockset-and-deadbolt-for-65-a-65571.html#post859625

Both of my 65's originally came with a Weiser lockset, 3 3/4"...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 01-07-2013, 08:08 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
Our first Canopener, in fact our first rally. ...

Our first Canopener, in fact our first rally. Christy and I had a great time the entire stay! Our heartfelt thanks to all who made this the success it was. We are hooked and already thinking about...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 12-28-2012, 03:41 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
This will help take the chill off as well. It's...

This will help take the chill off as well. It's my "recipe". I have several aged bottles that I am bringing along - made it two weeks ago...


Safe travels to all,
Marion
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 12-01-2012, 06:41 AM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
Breakfast w/Ranger and Volunteers Saturday -...

Breakfast w/Ranger and Volunteers
Saturday - 9:00 AM in Clubhouse
Limited to 80 attendees


Copy & paste w/your info
Forum name & number of attendees:

StreamNtyme - 2
F450Harley - 2
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 10-19-2012, 04:45 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 16,259
Posted By retronotold
Mine has an antenna on the roof, but no dish. It...

Mine has an antenna on the roof, but no dish. It has a crank on the inside directly below it - about in line with the door, toward the curb side from the centerline. I don't know if our coaches had...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 10-11-2012, 08:59 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
Pot Lucks Saturday Potluck Dinner ...

Pot Lucks
Saturday Potluck Dinner

Luckyducks - Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
AWCHIEF - Mexican Dip
Air Egger - Baked Beans
noreen&sal - Homemade Corn Chowder
NilesRob- chili
TheRivets - Chicken...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 08-07-2012, 08:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,261
Posted By retronotold
188 bucks, free shipping, from Camping World. ...

188 bucks, free shipping, from Camping World. Interestingly, the 3.7 gpm was $11 more, even though at regular price the 3.7 was less than the 4.5. Go figure...

Safe travels,
Marion
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 08-07-2012, 07:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,261
Posted By retronotold
Thanks, Randy. Glad your situation is so easily...

Thanks, Randy. Glad your situation is so easily addressed. My fix is indeed easy - new pump!

I ordered the Sensor VSD 4.5 gpm (thanks for the review, Michigander!) today. On backorder for a...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 08-06-2012, 10:08 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,261
Posted By retronotold
Michigander, I am also interested in your swap. ...

Michigander, I am also interested in your swap. Did you have the Aquajet pump initially? As I said above, the pump in our coach was not working when we got it, so we have no experience as to its...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 08-06-2012, 08:36 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,261
Posted By retronotold
Randy, your picture could have been taken in my...

Randy, your picture could have been taken in my coach.

I spoke with Bill at Aquatec - the tech support option on the phone message gets you right to him. I strongly suggest you talk with him...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 08-06-2012, 07:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,261
Posted By retronotold
Randy, is your pump an Aquajet ES? That's what I...

Randy, is your pump an Aquajet ES? That's what I have in my 2005 Land Yacht, and it wasn't pumping at all - just humming - when we recently bought the coach.

I spoke just this afternoon with tech...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-09-2012, 06:17 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
Thanks, Sam. I will keep this in mind as we get...

Thanks, Sam. I will keep this in mind as we get comfortable or not with how ours is set up.

I did leave the shelf out after pulling out all the stuff from the overhead locker. It was a pain...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-04-2012, 03:00 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
They are available in 110" lengths - with 12"...

They are available in 110" lengths - with 12" extenders on each end, should do the trick just fine:D.

In all seriousness, my grandboys (2 and 5 years old) will be belted to keep them from...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-04-2012, 02:47 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
Yeah, it's 12 volt. And it is working just fine...

Yeah, it's 12 volt. And it is working just fine now.

You all can't see my sheepish grin - after getting to the hidden receptacle, tv brick, and other wiring, I decided to check the electrical...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-03-2012, 09:10 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
Thanks, Michigander. We will be in the...

Thanks, Michigander.

We will be in the Florida panhandle (Topsail Hill State Park) for the Canopener rally the first week of January. This will be our second trip to Topsail Hill, and we really...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-03-2012, 08:19 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
Thanks, Sam. Yeah, I will be pulling the panel...

Thanks, Sam. Yeah, I will be pulling the panel tomorrow morning to see if the problem is there. I am thinking we might replace the front TV with a new digital, too. Would like to go with one in...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-03-2012, 06:05 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
Thanks for the welcome, Sam. As a matter of...

Thanks for the welcome, Sam.

As a matter of fact I do have a question for you all. Our front television (12 volt) does not turn on. I am hoping it is a fuse, but after searching through the...
Forum: Land Yacht/Legacy Motorhomes 07-02-2012, 09:11 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 43,620
Posted By retronotold
Greetings all! We just last week became the...

Greetings all! We just last week became the proud owners of a 2005 Land Yacht 30 with slide. Color is Silver Frost with gray and black graphics. We were in Michigan (Silver Lake) in early June...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 07-02-2012, 06:38 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
Christy and i decided it didn't make sense to...

Christy and i decided it didn't make sense to drive 11 hours one way for 4 days, so we just made reservations to come in on the 30th. We will be in site 136 for the first 4 nights and then move...
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 07-01-2012, 01:51 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
We are in now in site 137 - switched from 026. ...

We are in now in site 137 - switched from 026. We will be arriving on Thursday, and are willing to help get things rolling in any way we can.

Marion and Christy
Forum: Forum Rallies & Meet Ups 06-15-2012, 08:09 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 64,202
Posted By retronotold
We just made reservations for our first...

We just made reservations for our first Canopener, arriving on Thursday. Couldn't get into Loop 103, but reserved site 26, right across the street from the entrance into the loop.

Looking...
Forum: Exterior Storage Compartments & Access Doors 09-04-2011, 07:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,556
Posted By retronotold
Take a look at this thread... ...

Take a look at this thread...

https://www.airforums.com/forums/f453/lockset-and-deadbolt-for-65-a-65571.html

I believe your backset on the Globetrotter is 3 3/4" rather than 4" - at least both...
Forum: Member Introductions 06-25-2011, 02:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,566
Posted By retronotold
By the way, I am assuming you have the Weiser...

By the way, I am assuming you have the Weiser lockset that, I believe, Airstream only used on their 65 models. My Tradewind and Caravel (both 65s) both used the Weiser. Still have the original on...
Forum: Member Introductions 06-25-2011, 02:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,566
Posted By retronotold
Schlage A series, 3-3/4" backset works. Take a...

Schlage A series, 3-3/4" backset works. Take a look at this thread.

https://www.airforums.com/forums/f453/lockset-and-deadbolt-for-65-a-65571.html

I guess I never did get pictures up, but...
Forum: Doors & Locks 10-02-2010, 05:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,056
Posted By retronotold
Give this a try... Schlage Home Security -...

Give this a try...

Schlage Home Security - Door Knobs (https://consumer.schlage.com/Products/Pages/category-landing.aspx?category=Door+Knobs)

This is a link to the Schlage website showing...
Forum: Water Heaters, Filters & Pumps 07-25-2010, 06:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,358
Posted By retronotold
Your 2nd, 3rd and 4th pictures show the top of...

Your 2nd, 3rd and 4th pictures show the top of the opening at the top of the tank housing. Mine, and I am assuming CodyWentling's, was just barely at the top of the rectangular controls housing. ...
Forum: Water Heaters, Filters & Pumps 07-24-2010, 09:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,358
Posted By retronotold
I had the same problem you are having. The round...

I had the same problem you are having. The round top of the Bowen would not even come close to clearing the top of the opening in the interior and exterior skins. I also had some aluminum trim...
Forum: Furnaces, Heaters, Fireplaces & Air Conditioning 07-17-2010, 10:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,064
Posted By retronotold
Carrier low profile last summer, Atwood water...

Carrier low profile last summer, Atwood water heater week before last. Good prices, good service, shipped quick. Would purchase from them again.
Forum: Doors & Locks 07-07-2010, 08:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,056
Posted By retronotold
Got the lockset and deadbolt today. Worked on...

Got the lockset and deadbolt today. Worked on getting them installed this evening. One out of two ain't bad . . . .

First the lockset. It went in pretty easily. I had to grind down the side...
Forum: On The Road... 06-11-2010, 04:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 923
Posted By retronotold
Latchset for '65

[QUOTE=Chiefy;859621]What I wouldn't do to get hold of the Weiser lock and key off that.


Take a look at the thread that I just posted - might be a solution for you if original isn't a mandate...
Forum: Doors & Locks 06-11-2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,056
Posted By retronotold
Lockset and Deadbolt for '65

For you '65 owners who need a latchset and/or deadbolt and don't mind "not original". . . .

I just ordered a Schlage A Series passage lockset and deadbolt (DLock B660P), satin chrome, both 3 3/4"...
Forum: Repairing/Replacing Floor &/or Frame 05-05-2010, 08:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,098
Posted By retronotold
I just last week opened up a 13 year old quart...

I just last week opened up a 13 year old quart can of POR 15. I had used less than half of it back then and sealed it up very tightly, no plastic. There was indeed some on the rim of the can when I...
Forum: Plumbing - Systems & Fixtures 07-01-2007, 11:48 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,820
Posted By retronotold
Whitelight, I didn't read carefully. Your...

Whitelight, I didn't read carefully. Your situation with the broken section is exactly what I had. Even though I had only one split area, all of the copper in the system had swollen.
Forum: Plumbing - Systems & Fixtures 07-01-2007, 11:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,820
Posted By retronotold
I am guessing that your pipes have frozen at some...

I am guessing that your pipes have frozen at some time in the past, without bursting. The pipes get enlarged and the fittings won't fit. I had the same problem in my Caravel (although I had a split...
Forum: Cabinets, Counter Tops & Furnishings 06-27-2007, 07:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 12,104
Posted By retronotold
I have been looking as well. Found this . . . . ...

I have been looking as well. Found this . . . .

Aluminum face nosings (https://www.newyorkmetal.com/pc-92-19-328-face-nosing-1-14-x-1-516-x-14.aspx)

Haven't ordered yet.
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