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04-25-2015, 08:32 AM
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Rivet Master 
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 649
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Well, it's cold and rainy here in the Heartland. Typical Spring; warm for a bit, then back to cold. Tonite it's supposed to freeze.
While I could have brought out the AS, I chose not to until I'm sure Winter has indeed gone away. I need to do some work on her, and I do not want to do it when it's cold outside.
I need new batteries, and I might as well put in a better converter, also.
Any thoughts on which one to install?
I'm guessing the converter is under the front couch. What is the best way to get to it?
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04-25-2015, 08:48 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,436
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Disco batteries. I removed the drawer under the gaucho(sofa) then belly crawled in to get to the converter.
Otherwise remove gaucho for easy access.
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Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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04-25-2015, 01:50 PM
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#663
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Rivet Master
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 649
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cwf
Disco batteries. I removed the drawer under the gaucho(sofa) then belly crawled in to get to the converter.
Otherwise remove gaucho for easy access.
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I think that with my rotund shape and aging joints I will remove the couch. 
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04-29-2015, 04:31 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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Got to camp on the Lakeland airport last week at Sun 'n Fun. Hanging out at Chopper Town!
-Red, livin' the life...
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Somebody ought to clean these windows. There is a tremendous buildup of gook all over them...
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04-30-2015, 10:08 AM
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Rivet Master
2002 31' Classic
Currently Looking...
Monroe
, Iowa
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 649
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Panama Red
Attachment 237409
Got to camp on the Lakeland airport last week at Sun 'n Fun. Hanging out at Chopper Town!
-Red, livin' the life...
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I wish I were there. It looks like a lot of fun. 
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04-30-2015, 03:43 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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Somebody ought to clean these windows. There is a tremendous buildup of gook all over them...
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04-30-2015, 03:45 PM
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1987 Avion 34W owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Good Ol'
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 2,090
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Nice pictures. Thank you!
WWII fighters and bombers are my favorite airplanes.
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1987 Avion 34W
1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
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04-30-2015, 03:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,436
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Wow...
Not jealous... Just wish I could have been close to them..... Beautiful.
Shame we don't make them anymore..
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Originally Posted by Panama Red
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04-30-2015, 04:14 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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Apparently the uniforms have changed since I was in...
-Red, probably would have stayed in to retirement...
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04-30-2015, 04:15 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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-Red, just to get you back on track...
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04-30-2015, 04:20 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
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And the last shot, WWII over the end of my Airstream...
-Red, done for a bit...
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04-30-2015, 04:25 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,183
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Love the sound or radial engines.....
Jets are for kids😄😄😄😄
Sent from my pocket Internet using Airstream Forums
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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05-01-2015, 09:16 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
, British Columbia
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,966
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I'm liking this thread. There's nothing like the sound of a radial engine orchestrating the sky.
These are my favourites. Lucky me; I am occasionally taken for a ride.....
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05-01-2015, 11:01 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,183
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Went to "wings in Autumn" in north Alabama several times. Nothing like the symphony of big radial engines, and P-51s flying in formation. Makes the hair in the back of my neck stand up just thinking of it now...
My daughter also loved it!
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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05-02-2015, 07:00 AM
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Rivet Master 
2014 31' Classic
2015 23' International
2013 25' FB International
Apache Junction
, Arizona
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 6,259
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We have a B-17 based in the Valley (CAF) and it makes occasional flights to the east side. What a lovely sound, four radials growling cheerfully through the sky.
I grew up riding in several generations of the Beech 18 with a pair of P&W 450 hp radials. I was told my first flight ride was in a Bamboo Bomber - the Cessna T-50 with radials. I was only a few weeks old, so no great memories are available, but the steady drone probably put me to sleep.
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TV - 2012 Dodge 2500 4x4 Cummins HO, automatic, Centramatics, Kelderman level ride airbag suspension, bed shell
2014 31' Classic w/ twin beds, 50 amp service, 1000 watt solar system, Centramatics, Tuson TPMS, 12" disc brakes, 16" tires & wheels
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05-02-2015, 09:51 AM
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Rivet Master
1973 Argosy 24
Kitchener
, Ontario
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 949
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The Canadian Harvard association is nearby in Tillsonburg Ontario. They do a number of air shows including the Hamilton one at the War Bird Heritage Museum in Mount Hope. Love the ROAR of those radials. Thirsty beasties though. A friend had one and stated 60 gallons per hour at cruise.
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05-02-2015, 05:04 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mantua
, Ohio
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,062
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Are the radial engines any better than the bias ply ones? Peace,jim
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05-02-2015, 05:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,183
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YES. They sound fantastic. 😄
Sent from my pocket Internet using Airstream Forums
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Rich, KE4GNK/AE, Overkill Engineering Dept.
'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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05-02-2015, 06:11 PM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
, Florida
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,439
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Quote:
Originally Posted by avionstream
Are the radial engines any better than the bias ply ones? Peace,jim
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The LT radials are...
-Red, in before thread lock...
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05-02-2015, 09:30 PM
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#680
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 6,436
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Squirrels!!!!
Really.
I need to wipe their cute faces off the planet. One keeps chewing his way thru wire cloth to access my shop attic. I think he was the one who ate my Trailer AC wiring. He must die.
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Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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