Forum: Sunline Community
12-21-2010, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,776
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-21-2010, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,776
Woodall's 2011 Directory - a mess!
My pre-ordered Woodall's North American directory arrived today, and I am P.O.'d, to say the least.
The state sections are not in exact alphabetical order.
There is no CD-ROM with the...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-29-2010, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,017
All things considered, I think I'm leaving the...
All things considered, I think I'm leaving the tape for the forseeable future. Too many other fish to fry with this rig, like the nearly incomprehensible assortment of baggage compartment locks...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-23-2010, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,362
One reason I say take it as soon as you're...
One reason I say take it as soon as you're eligible is that it's a guarantee they will be increasing the "full retirement" age, and a good bet that the early retirement penalty will get worse as...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-23-2010, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,017
Jon, I'd not even thought about the shadow...
Jon, I'd not even thought about the shadow business. Crap! No doubt that on siding that old, you'd see something. Peggy talked a bit about painting the whole rig, but she has no idea what a project...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-23-2010, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,017
Removing tape trim
The 16 year old "turtle" has tape trim in colors that are pretty outdated, besides which the edges are starting to raise.
Any advice on removing this kind of trim from flat fiberglass siding? The...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-23-2010, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,628
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-23-2010, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,628
John, the exhaust leak was (obviously) not a...
John, the exhaust leak was (obviously) not a surprise, although the bill certainly was. In an ideal world, I would have replaced everything from the engine block to the tailpipe with a Banks dual...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-22-2010, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,362
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-22-2010, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,628
Update on our "new" MH
As of this afternoon, I feel like the Gulfstream is finally OURS. That happened when I put our new MD license plates on. Getting it inspected and titled in MD (transferring title from PA) was an...
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-22-2010, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,198
I think that you're OK as long as you have a...
I think that you're OK as long as you have a robust enough power source that you don't get a big voltage drop. For example, I would not run a 12-gauge extension cord a hundred feet from the house....
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-22-2010, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,015
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Forum: Sunline Community
08-22-2010, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,050
When I was in college, a local fartiste painted...
When I was in college, a local fartiste painted up his VW beetle, a la Peter Max. Of course he was too stupid/stoned to change the oil and do other mundane maintenance, so when the engine seized he...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-02-2010, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,366
Rofl
So, indirectly, you are thanking me for wrecking my 299... :confused::roll::-P:rolleyes:
I know what ya meant, but that just struck me funny.
Stan
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
08-02-2010, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,366
Gene, Peggy and I have traveled a bit since...
Gene, Peggy and I have traveled a bit since before we married in 1973. What brought us into the RV world was her retirement and the addition of dogs into our household. Since the dogs travel with us,...
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-31-2010, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,112
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-31-2010, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,112
The SOBs ask for help!
OK, so everyone knows by now that we just acquired a new-to-us '94 Gulfstream Class C.
When we had our Sunny 299, it was easy enough just to refer to it as "the trailer." But I think "the motor...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
07-31-2010, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,366
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-29-2010, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
Well, it took less than ten minutes to back the...
Well, it took less than ten minutes to back the beast on to its parking pad, and that will only get easier. Gary can tell you about my parking situation, where you come down a 11 foot wide alley and...
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-29-2010, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-28-2010, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
Gary, I have not yet tried backing it into the...
Gary, I have not yet tried backing it into the parking space out behind the house. It's going to the shop tomorrow, and we have to move some stuff that got temporarily stored on the parking pad....
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-28-2010, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-24-2010, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-21-2010, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-21-2010, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
Thanks for all the good wishes and the sound...
Thanks for all the good wishes and the sound advice. I am not yet certain what chassis and engine we're dealing with. The owner has been very forthright about the MH, and has even offered to let us...
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-20-2010, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,523
About to become a SOB
A news tidbit for those of you who were so supportive after we wrecked our Sunny back in October...
Tomorrow evening we are headed to Gettysburg to look at a new (to us) rig. It's a '97...
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Forum: Sunline Community
07-20-2010, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,930
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-14-2010, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-12-2010, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,905
Rich,
Last time I stayed in a hotel was when...
Rich,
Last time I stayed in a hotel was when I attended the NY Auto Show in 2000. I was working as a journalist, and GM put us up in a 15th-floor room.
There WAS an interesting sight out the...
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-06-2010, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
Gene,
Compared to this work, I don't think...
Gene,
Compared to this work, I don't think anything else I have done in my life has the slightest bit of significance.
I am honored and blessed to have this job, and to be mentored (and...
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-06-2010, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
1!!
You guys are picking on me, and I love the attention...
On a getaway type trip, I will take just one horn, to stay in practice. Specifically bought an old used horn, of good quality, to keep in...
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-04-2010, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
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Forum: Modifications
01-04-2010, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,345
Thanks Norm.
We may have made the decision...
Thanks Norm.
We may have made the decision before you get home, but I appreciate the offer. If you get home and remember you'll have to ask for my mailing address anyway, and we'll decide at that...
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Forum: Modifications
01-04-2010, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,345
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-04-2010, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
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Forum: Modifications
01-04-2010, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,345
Bus conversions?
I don't know how far away (in time and dollars) we are from our replacement rig, but it's becoming more and more clear that it will not be a towable.
Buying a used MH seems awfully daunting, as...
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-04-2010, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,100
Re: People
Norm, this sort of snobbery is why Peg and I have never been especially sociable when traveling. I prefer not to put myself in a situation where someone will say something to which I would simply...
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-03-2010, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,905
The most incredible thing is that it was "just...
The most incredible thing is that it was "just there." We made camp in Cody/Wapiti, and when I woke up the next morning that sight was what I saw out the door of the camper. Just stepped on to the...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
01-02-2010, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,717
Gary, JohnB, et. al.
Since I am going to...
Gary, JohnB, et. al.
Since I am going to attempt to claim the uninsured loss on the wrecked trailer on my tax return, I have been doing a bit of research.
As it happens NADA's web site provides...
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Forum: Sunline Community
01-02-2010, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,905
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-29-2009, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,404
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-29-2009, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,404
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-28-2009, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,905
Another very nice shot, Cindy.
I have never...
Another very nice shot, Cindy.
I have never mucked with the ISO adjustment on the Nikon, and of course the earlier cameras didn't have anything so sophisticated.
I'm not even sure whether you...
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-28-2009, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,905
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-28-2009, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,404
Ted, if the lights on the controller are lit...
Ted, if the lights on the controller are lit without a trailer attached, I'd say there is a wiring problem, and this could be the cause of your battery drain. Should be easy enough to pull the fuse...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-27-2009, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,353
Not surprising. We first had a leakage problem...
Not surprising. We first had a leakage problem last year, and had Custom Coach work on it prior to the trip to Wyoming. As far as I remember, it worked OK for all of that trip, then started leaking...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-26-2009, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,353
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-25-2009, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,353
JohnB and Jon,
Thanx for the model year...
JohnB and Jon,
Thanx for the model year clarification. It used to be simple in the car business, then they started all these half-year models and early/late introductions. I never bothered...
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Forum: Repairs and Maintenance
12-25-2009, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,353
Gary, I think some of the confusion with the...
Gary, I think some of the confusion with the wrecked 299 is that Sunline mis-labeled it as a 2004 model. I am pretty certain that it was ordered off a 2003 brochure (which may be in the binder), and...
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Forum: Sunline Community
12-24-2009, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,057
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