Hi Robt. Townsend-
I had squirreled this info away. Here is the location as I had saved it
Noah
--- Judy White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Where's that Boeing Surplus Store in California?
Toby:
Boeing Surplus Sales, 20651 84th S. Kent, WA 98032
425-393-4065
Cash checks only. Open Tues-Fri
Title: RE: [VAC] Re: Holding Tanks, floor replacement, etc.
Jimbo,
Thanks for the article. I hadn't read that
one.
I have to agree. I really expected a barrage
of comments about my idea by those who had worked with the problem before.
Perhaps caulking works fine, so no one has bothered to
That has to be the coolest trailer I've ever seen! I've only ever seen the
exterior, the interior is even better. I wonder tho' what the reserve
is. Must be pretty high as it's over $4000 and not at the reserve yet, yikes!
Jodi
At 04:47 PM 3/21/2001 -0800, you wrote:
Greetings:
There is a
- Original Message -
From: Greg Hankins [EMAIL PROTECTED]
My '76 25' Tradewind Land Yacht has leak where clean water enters the Aqua
Magic toilet unit
Any advice from a fellow aqua magic owner would be appreciated.
Greg
'76 25' Tradewind Land Yacht
According to the service manual
Scott,
That little over 100 mph towing a Sovereign 31ft. was with a Chev sedan and I
have the info on this in my "Airstream Story" cira 1973.
Pat
Scott Lise Scheuermann wrote:
Toby,
I seem to remember an Airstream advertising campaign in the mid to late 70's
that went something like
Scott,
There are safe ones and not so safe electric heaters. I've safely used
electric heat for many years with no troubles at all. Why even the gas
heaters could cause troubles if not properly used maintained.
For the Bambi I have made up a little metal tube with a "hat" that's
mounted on a
Pat,
Your little dehumidifier outfit should pose no danger to your A/S; it's
a good idea and not expensive to operate.
Another use for our "temperature gun" that was discussed a few days ago
was to check the cord of our electric heater, the wall receptacle, and
all receptacles between that one
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Wow ,The inside of that Bowlus is almost as tacky as the Ralph trailers. {{{
:o)
Trike
"East and West of the Colorado River Caravan"
What a day this turned out to be. The alarm clock went off at 6am, we ate a quick
breakfast, packed
a lunch and drove to Scotty's Castle. It is a bonafide castle in one of the most
desolate,
forbidding and hottest regions in the world (134 degrees
Hi Greg Hankins ([EMAIL PROTECTED] in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina).
Your wrote:
We have a tandem bicycle to transport when traveling with our a/s. It's
eight feet long and weighs under 40 lbs. I'd rather not put it inside the
a/s. Has anyone found a rack to mount somewhere on the trailer that
The Aircraft Spruce Company has a free catalog, a large web site and
lots of exotic aircraft materials. They cater to the home built aircraft
market.
Gerald J.
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On a three piece beam, with steel on top and bottom and a spacer in
between the bending load is carried by the top and bottom steel. The
strength comes from the spacing. Loosing spacing causes a rapid loss of
strength, as when a piece of tubing collapses in bending. Strength is
proportional to
I like to use a 240 volt 100 watt lamp on 120 volts for small
dehumidification heat. It lasts far longer than the 60 watt lamp on 120
volts which has a rated lifetime of about 750 hours. That's about 30
days. Since its heat you are after the dull glow of the 240 volt lamp
works just fine.
Gerald
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From: "Terry Tyler" When we went to leave the overlook, our Van's
starter wouldn't turn over unless I crawled beneath
the truck with a hammer and forcefully whacked it several times to move
the rotor off the dead spot
(where it had shorted out). We've had this
In a message dated 3/22/2001 12:08:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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What a day this turned out to be. The alarm clock went off at 6am, we ate a
quick breakfast, packed
a lunch and drove to Scotty's Castle.
Hi Terry!
Sounds like you had a great time. Thanks for
Fresh water weighs 8.33 lbs per gallon. How much water will that
waterbed hold? What will the weight of that bed do to your total
weight-carrying allowance? When that stuff sloshes around (and it will,
unless your bed is baffled) you will have some interesting side forces
to contend with. Got a
I started this yesterday, then thought better not. But since it is
still alive; HOW ABOUT
FRAME: Replace the frame with Titanium. Very strong, extremely light
weight. (You'll need to run your drills slower, because of excess heat.)
FLOOR: Boeing 777 floors are a carbon fiber top/bottom with
I've taken it apart exactly as described by the other members. I didn't have
the proper tools and remember that that flange bolt in the back was very
difficult to get to. I was surprised that the parts were readily available
through Thetford and I used their website
Kimm Flatt wrote:
I started this yesterday, then thought better not. But since it is
still alive; HOW ABOUT
FRAME: Replace the frame with Titanium. Very strong, extremely light
weight. (You'll need to run your drills slower, because of excess heat.)
What's wrong with a monoque body
"Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" wrote:
Strength is
proportional to the fourth power of the spacing.
Ah so that's why a 5" beam is so much stronger than a 3".
The channel is pretty
well spaced by the web.
What web is this, you mean the cross-members in the frame?
There is a
The C channel has two flanges and the web that separates them. Its a
poor cousin (structurally and cost wise) of an I beam. An I beam has
three parts, that are two flanges and the web that separates the
flanges. The shear connection from flange to web is critical and in
rolled channel and I beam
At 11:46 AM 3/22/01 -0800, Kimm Flatt wrote:
..
FRAME: Replace the frame with Titanium. Very strong, extremely light
weight. (You'll need to run your drills slower, because of excess heat.)
I was (am) under the impression that Airstream frames were built
of a stronger steel that
McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com) does show some round rods and flat
sheets of titanium. No structural shapes. A 1' long swizzle stick is
$22.50. A sheet .032" thick, 1 foot square is $231.71. The cost of a
titanium frame probably would pay for the extra fuel to haul a steel
frame at least 100,000
Message Number: 43
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:06:59 -0500
From: "Terry Tyler" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Bicycle Rack?
Hi Greg Hankins ([EMAIL PROTECTED] in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina).
Your wrote:
We have a tandem bicycle to transport when traveling with our a/s. It's
eight feet long and
Bob,
Interestingly, I read a fella's web site a year or 2 ago where he
replaced his (non-A/S) trailer's furnace with a regular RV water heater,
a pump, and an automotive heater core with a fan. He claimed that he
used less gas and less electricity than he did with his conventional
furnace. He
Sarah,
There isn't enough air volume between the inner and outer skins to be
worth replacing with helium.
Also, I've seen Insulated Glass (IE: Thermopane (tm, Libbey-Owens-Ford))
manufactured when I worked in a glass plant. Dunno about anyone elses,
but ours had plain ol' AIR between the panes.
My '76 25' Tradewind Land Yacht has a furnace blower that makes an
outrageous lot of racket. Problem is, I can't figure out how to get to the
blower housing to apply magic elixer (WD-40).
It's easy to get to the furnace box under the sink, where heating units
warm the air, but finding to fan
Walmarts built in recent times generally have rest rooms near the front
door. Older ones hide it half a mile to the rear accessible through the
lay away department. Access even then is often better and the
cleanliness better than the average gas station.
The hair loss appears to be hereditary,
At 07:59 PM 3/22/2001 -0500, Jim Dunmyer wrote:
Sarah,
There isn't enough air volume between the inner and outer skins to be
worth replacing with helium.
Helium? Why would you want to put helium in there? Certainly not in a
thermo-pane window. I'd think He would make convection even worse
In a message dated 3/22/01 9:59:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
My '76 25' Tradewind Land Yacht has a furnace blower that makes an
outrageous lot of racket. Problem is, I can't figure out how to get to the
blower housing to apply magic elixir (WD-40).
It's easy
Good job Gerald,
Most people don't realize that WD-40 was intended to be a Water
Dispersiant; IE WD. WD-80 is even better, but not as common. The fact
that it has some lubricating qualities, was an accident.
Personally I like the graphite lubs, albeit more expensive.
--== KIMM ==--
Extrusion
Titanium can be gotten as an extrusion. So, I'd either match the
original frame and have the extra strength, or downsize it 50% and gain
the space. C chanel most definately, or S. Webs can be either rivited
or fastened with bolt type fasteners. .003 undersized holes gives a
perfect
The Frost King and Manco stuff failed miserably (all came out of the
grooves). Haven't found an exact replacement yet, but did come across a
clear vinyl 1/4" bulb seal with the correct thickness flange at a glass
shop that is used on shower doors. Found this lead courtesy of Yale
Chemen Spina.
Well at least someone is paying attention here. I guess there are people around
who don't automatically think "balloon" when they hear the word helium.
I hope you're taking notes on all this, Tuna, because you know we're expecting
some pretty fancy stuff out of that rebuilt frame of yours!
So what is the source of this titanium extrusion material, if it's not a state
secret?
Kimm Flatt wrote:
Extrusion
Titanium can be gotten as an extrusion. So, I'd either match the
original frame and have the extra strength, or downsize it 50% and gain
the space. C chanel most definately,
Hi guys,
We're back from our travels up down the coast in the '65 Caravel.
First trip with our new "Travasacks" from Camping World. For those
whose Airstreams have pull out gaucho style beds, they are a lifesaver -
sure beats making the bed each night.
Looks like everyone got along fine
WD-40 hasn't much for lubricant qualities. I'd rather use plain kerosine
for penetrating and lubricating. I have an old JD grain drill and that's
what was specified (probably from days long before WD-40 was
discovered). I have used WD-40 for things like car door hinges and found
it didn't last
Aircraft Spruce Company originally sold spruce selected for home built
aircraft construction. They still do, though the grumble about competing
with stringed instrument makers for the well aged perfectly straight
grained materials. Their catalog is about 3/4" thick, it might not yet
be all on the
I see many grades of titanium alloy from 14,000 psi yield strength to
160,000. The size reduction should depend on the alloy chosen.
I'd prefer a box or rectangle or I to the channel, it will be stronger
for the amount of material and will not have the tendency to twist under
load. The webs do
Does anybody know if you can get to the blower without removing the entire
unit. Mine makes a racket too, esp when first starting up. I would spray
anything in there if I could get to it!
Randy
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Hi All,
With regard to Suburban furnaces, the blower provides both combustion air
and circulation air for the ducts. Meaning that it's a dual purpose motor
and under very heavy stress.
I suggest that you look at the service manual. It will be necessary to
remove the furnace completely from
Kimm, please tell us about your Airstream,model, year, etc, and what
you plan to do to get it ready for the big adventure.
Bill Scott
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At 9:23 AM -0800 2001/03/21, Sarah Calhoun wrote:
"H. A. K." wrote:
Sarah,
I have square front and back windows on the 52,,, and as far as windows
go,,, I have 4 windows down 1 side and 2 down the other
(well,,, 1 1/2 one is small to let light in the closet).
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