VACList-Digest Tuesday, January 8, 2002 Issue 175
Today's Topics:
1. Re: San Antonio Questions
2. Re: San Antonio Questions
3. Re: San Antonio Questions
4. Re: Maserator hookup
5. Re: TCT Winter Reunion News Release
6. Re: Fridge problems
7. Re: Airstream Park Southern California
8. Re: San Antonio Questions
9. Re: MEK
10. Removing Windows - 64 Globetrotter
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Message Number: 1
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 19:35:27 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: San Antonio Questions
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In a message dated 1/7/02 3:32:37 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> I'm wondering if some of you have suggestions as to San Antonio area
> campgrounds you would recommend.
Blazing Star RV Resort
http://www.blazingstarrv.com/
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Message Number: 2
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 19:27:01 -0600
From: lefty frizzell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: San Antonio Questions
I'd stay in Kerrville, or San Marcos. San Antonio is too hard to get
around in towing a trailer. I came thru there last year and wisely
(for the 1st time since 1972) did not take Loop 410 x IH 35 like I have
for 20 years. They are doing a lot of contruction on the Loop and just
about all the major freeways there...and it can be really tough towing a
trailer thru the area. The construction has been going on for years
with no end in sight. The timing for transit thru San Antonio is also
critical too. They have traffice jams like you would not believe! There
are several campgrounds when you come into the North Side of the
city...especially around Fiesta Texas and Marine Worlds.
Your mileage may vary...some parts are edible.
Lefty Frizzell
http://home.earthlink.net/~leftyfrizzell
****
I can only please one person per day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow is not looking good either.
****
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Keith and Jean Williams
Sent: 07 January 02 17:29
To: Multiple recipients of VACList
Subject: [VAC] San Antonio Questions
Near the end of January we will be towing our Argosy from northern
Illinois to San Antonio, Texas and then on to Big Bend Park in Texas and
to New Mexico before returning in February to what will still be a
wintery Illinois.
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Message Number: 3
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 20:15:00 -0600
From: "gina terrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: San Antonio Questions
if you are interested in a place outside of san anton there is a very clean
nice campground in san marcos right on the freeway but in a country setting
called united campground. people there are really nice too. the guadalupe
state park is also nice if you want rural and there are several places along
the San Marcos river I can get info on if you want.
Gina
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>Near the end of January we will be towing our Argosy from northern Illinois
>to San Antonio, Texas and then on to Big Bend Park in Texas and to New
>Mexico before returning in February to what will still be a wintery
>Illinois.
>
>We plan to spend at least three days in the San Antonio area. It has been
>forty years since we were last in San Antonio - when I entered the Air
>Force
>at Lackland. I expect it may have changed a little.
>
>I'm wondering if some of you have suggestions as to San Antonio area
>campgrounds you would recommend. We have no special plans - just want to
>see the sights and enjoy the place.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Keith and Jean Williams
>1973 Argosy 22
>Moline IL
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Message Number: 4
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 20:30:46 -0600
From: "gina terrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Maserator hookup
Please explain to me in a little more detail how to hook the macerator up to
the battery. The battery is located in the back of the trailor right next
to the macerator. Do I need to go through the fuse box? and if so how?
Thanks Gina
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>Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 08:27:50 -0500
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>I would not use the factory wiring to hook up the maserator. I feel the
>wire is too small a ga. to handle the current requirements of the maserator
>motor. I would run a 8-10 ga. wire under the floor from the battery with
>an in line 30 amp fuse. Locate the fuse as close to the battery as you can
>to protect the wire from shorts. Mount a hi current toggle switch in an
>area where it is out of the way, this is to keep nosy folks that can resist
>flipping switches from making a mess under your unit.
>
>I am getting ready to install a maserator in my 63 Tradewind but I need to
>first install a holding tank. They are great & you are doing the right
>thing.
>
>Good luck,
>
>Jim Bounds
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Message Number: 5
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 22:00:51 -0500
From: Terry Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TCT Winter Reunion News Release
Hi fellow Airstreamers,
We attended this rally two years ago and liked it so much, we're going to
attend again this year. If you can make it, send Forrest an email saying so.
Terry
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on 01/06/02 8:02 PM, Forrest Bone at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
News Release Jan. 2, 2002
Contact: Forrest Bone, Tin Can Tourists
Phone: 941-748-1483
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
What: Annual Winter Reunion of Tin Can Tourists
Where: Tropical Palms Resort, 2650 Holiday Trail, Kissimmee, FL 34746
When: Jan. 23-27, 2002
Vintage travel-trailer enthusiasts bring glory days of 'trailering' back to
Central Florida
The romance of the open road is coming to Central Florida.
The big RV's often seen on Florida highways have a venerable heritage of
trailer travel in the Sunshine State, and the Tin Can Tourists are keeping
it alive.
The original Tin Canners blossomed about 1920, in the early days of auto
travel from the North to Florida. The group took its name from the campers'
bring-along tin-can cuisine. Members sometimes fastened empty cans to the
front of their Tin Lizzies to announce themselves to kindred spirits on the
road.
Forrest Bone, a retired high school teacher who now splits his time between
Florida and Michigan, renewed the TCT in 1998 as a rallying group for fans
of antique travel trailers.
Members travel in rigs including a 1947 Westcraft, full of polished wood and
Art Deco curves, as well as shiny 1960s Airstreams and spiffy Scotty
Sportsmans.
They'll be gathering for their Annual Winter Reunion in Kissimmee from Jan.
23 to 27. Owners and fans of vintage travel trailers are invited to join the
group or to visit, especially the Open House from 10 a.m. until noon on
Thursday, Jan. 24.
On Saturday, Jan. 26, the trailers will take their place in the vintage car
cruise night at Old Town in Kissimmee.
Registration is $15 per person and can be sent to Forrest Bone, 4 High
Street, Bradenton, Florida 34205. Please also call or email if you are
planning to attend.
For more information, please call or email Forrest & Jeri Bone at the
numbers above, and check out www.tincantourists.com on the Web.
Tentative Schedule: Tin Can Tourist's Annual Winter Reunion
Wednesday Jan. 23 Check-in, 4-6 p.m, Wine and Hors d'oeuvres Social -
Veranda Meeting Room
Thursday Jan. 24
7:30-8:30am Coffee & Doughnuts - Veranda Meeting Room
10:00-12:00 noon Open House at Trailers
6:00pm Seafood Boil Dinner - Veranda Meeting Room
Friday, Jan. 2
7:30-7:30-8:30am Coffee & Doughnuts - Veranda Meeting Room
10:00am Car Pool to Cypress Gardens (discount tickets available)
5:00pm Dinner - Race Rock Caf� Orlando (Dutch)
Saturday, Jan. 26
8:00am Cruise Night Informational meeting, Coffee & Doughnuts
12:00 noon Set Trailers up at Old Town for Display and Participation in
Cruise Night
8:30pm Old Town Cruise - 300+ pre-1972 vintage cars
Sunday, Jan 27
8:30am Traditional Hymn Sing - Veranda Meeting Room
9:30am Sunday Brunch, Local Restaurant (Dutch)
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Message Number: 6
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 22:00:51 -0500
From: Terry Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Fridge problems
Karl,
Jim Dunmyer said it like it is when he commented, "Fortunately, it's fairly
easy to remove and clean." If you haven't tried it, do it, do it, do it.
This is one of the simplest "fixes" imaginable. Your honey will be proud of
you next time the fridge is on the fritz and you pull off this quick fix.
Terry
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on 01/07/02 1:43 PM, Jim Dunmyer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Karl,
> I don't know exactly when Dometic made their major change, but the
> fridge in my '73 Avion has Piezo ignition like yours. However, I've also
> lit mine from outside.
>
> A major difference in the burners is that the newer one like yours and
> mine has the orifice in a horizontal part of a 'J' tube, with the burner
> head at the top of the vertical leg. This kind is MUCH less susceptible
> to crap falling into it from above. The older style has the orifice
> directly beneath the burner and can get plugged rather easily.
> Fortunately, it's fairly easy to remove and clean.
>
> <<Jim>>
>
> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
>
>> Hi Jim, I have a 76 Land Yacht and it's Dometic Fridge has a lot different
>> burner! It has a small multi-hole, about 1/2' by 3/4' burner that is easy
>> to light manually. The arms from the inside that hold the safety button
>> down while lighting, and the pizeo-electric starter have both failed. So I
>> start mine with a gas pizeo-electric light portable burner. After 1 minute
>> you let up on the safety and it stays lite forever.
>>
>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Jim Dunmyer wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>> You might spend some time at http://www.rvmobile.com, looking in their
>>> Tech area.
>>>
>>> It sounds like the burner is clogged up. Fortunately, it's not too bad
>>> to remove if it's like the one in our '68 Globetrotter. When you have it
>>>
>>
>
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Message Number: 7
Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 22:40:59 -0600
From: "BILL DEERING" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Airstream Park Southern California
I'll be attending a conference in San Diego later this month. Does anyone
know of an Airsteam park within 100 miles of there" I've never seen one and
would visit if one is close by.
Thanks,
Bill Deering
71 Safari
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>From: VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [VAC]
>Date: Sat, Jan 5, 2002, 6:37 PM
>
> VACList-Digest Saturday, January 5, 2002 Issue 172
>
> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Re: Alumunum folding cot
> 2. Varnish Tambour doors
> 3. Paradise Park
> 4. Re: Alumunum folding cot
> 5. Re: Varnish Tambour doors
> 6. Re: Varnish Tambour doors- repairs
>
>
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>
> Message Number: 1
> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:25:33 -0500
> From: "Robert Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Alumunum folding cot
>
>
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> Hello Jim
> I've been wanting to put bunks in for quite some time now, I just don't h=
> ave the time. I'm working 6 days a week selling RV's. When I saw the post=
> about bunks it got my attention. I received photos of bunks in a center =
> twin, which would be easy enough to put bunks in, but I want to put them =
> in my '73 rear twin which poses a few problems. I have been working on ma=
> king an aluminum frame that I can attach to the wall. My biggest hang up =
> with the whole idea though is that I will need to block half of the windo=
> w in order to have plenty of clearance for someone to use the bunk. I hav=
> e decided though that, since I do have the rear window and the Vista View=
> s then it would not be that big of a loss, besides I would still be able =
> to operate the side windows. I will probably tint the side windows too so=
> the bunks would not be visible from the outside.
> Once I make another career change and go back to working 5 days a week ma=
> ybe then I will get the bunks done.
>
> Take care
> Bobby
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Greene
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 3:28 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of VACList
> Subject: [VAC] Re: Alumunum folding cot
>
> Hello, Bobby ...
>
> I had the folding cot/bunk beds in my ' 73 twin Sovereign and my daughter=
> s slept on them until the trailer sold when they were at least 10-12 year=
> s old. I don't know if they are still available or not -- I haven't seen =
> any in a long time except for those in older Airstreams. They were very p=
> ricey when they were available. A handy guy like you could probably rig u=
> p something similar. I've seen aluminum cots that could probably could be=
> adapted at some place. Maybe Sams Club or Cabelas. You might try www.cab=
> elas.com to see if they have them.
>
> Jim Greene
> ' 68 Tradewind
>
> ----- Original Message ----- =20
> From: Robert Gill =20
> To: Multiple recipients of VACList =20
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 13:49
> Subject: [VAC] Re: Alumunum folding cot
>
>
> Hello
> I've been thinking of building a set of bunks in my '73 rear twin.
> I need to do something in order to sleep all four of us comfortably.
> What does the folding cots look like? Is there a supply source for them?
> My kids are 4 and 6, would it hold them? =20
> Thanks =20
> Bobby
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> <HTML><BODY BGCOLOR=3D"#ffffff" STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;b=
> ackground-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>Hello Jim</DIV> <DIV>I've been wanting to=
> put bunks in for quite some time now, I just don't have the time. I'm wo=
> rking 6 days a week selling RV's. When I saw the post about bunks it got =
> my attention. I received photos of bunks in a center twin, which would be=
> easy enough to put bunks in, but I want to put them in my '73 rear twin =
> which poses a few problems. I have been working on making an aluminum fra=
> me that I can attach to the wall. My biggest hang up with the whole idea =
> though is that I will need to block half of the window in order to have p=
> lenty of clearance for someone to use the bunk. I have decided though tha=
> t, since I do have the rear window and the Vista Views then it would not =
> be that big of a loss, besides I would still be able to operate the =
> side windows. I will probably tint the side windows too so the bunks woul=
> d not be visible from the outside.</DIV> <DIV>Once I make another career =
> change and go back to working 5 days a week maybe then I will get the bun=
> ks done.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Take care</DIV> <DIV>Bobby</DIV> <D=
> IV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5p=
> x; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> =
> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV s=
> tyle=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B>=
> James Greene</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesda=
> y, January 02, 2002 3:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:<=
> /B> Multiple recipients of VACList</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">=
> <B>Subject:</B> [VAC] Re: Alumunum folding cot</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <M=
> ETA content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> =
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hello, Bobby ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DA=
> rial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I had the folding cot/bu=
> nk beds in my ' 73 twin Sovereign and my daughters slept on them until th=
> e trailer sold when they were at least 10-12 years old. I don't know if t=
> hey are still available or not -- I haven't seen any in a long time excep=
> t for those in older Airstreams. They were very pricey when they were ava=
> ilable. A handy guy like you could probably rig up something similar. I'v=
> e seen aluminum cots that could probably could be adapted at some place. =
> Maybe Sams Club or Cabelas. You might try <A href=3D"http://www.cabelas.c=
> om/">www.cabelas.com</A> to see if they have them.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>&nbs=
> p;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Jim Greene</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D=
> Arial>' 68 Tradewind</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=
> style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER=
> -LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt ar=
> ial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e=
> 4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=3DGillRober=
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Robert Gill</A> </DIV> <DIV =
> style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A [EMAIL PROTECTED] hr=
> ef=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Multiple recipients of VACList</A> </=
> DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 02, =
> 2002 13:49</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [VAC] Re=
> : Alumunum folding cot</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hello</DIV> <DIV>I've b=
> een thinking of building a set of bunks in my '73 rear twin.</DIV> <DIV>I=
> need to do something in order to sleep all four of us comfortably.</DIV>=
> <DIV>What does the folding cots look like? Is there a supply source for =
> them?</DIV> <DIV>My kids are 4 and 6, would it hold them? </DIV=
>> <DIV>Thanks </DIV> <DIV>Bobby</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=
> =3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:=
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> Message Number: 2
> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 23:13:11 -0000
> From: "Dana Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Varnish Tambour doors
>
> Hello, We have 73' Overlander that has the tambour sliding doors. They're in
> good shape. I've had to repair some by gluing the torn places with a good
> adhesive and using a strong cloth material on the back. This has worked
> good. Now I'd like to varnish them or use something to make them shinny.
> Also the other woodgrained doors in the trailer. I just assumed using a
> good varnish but now that RJ mentioned this Watco Danish Oil, I wondered if
> this is something I should use. Can I still get this product? Maybe this
> is something I shouldn't do at all. Wouldn't want it to peel, then I'd
> have a big problem!
> Dana in Texas
>
>
>
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> Message Number: 3
> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 10:45:08 -0500
> From: Terry Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Paradise Park
>
> Hi Airstreamers,
>
> Today (01/04/02), we left the east coast of Florida and rolled west into
> Paradise Park (25 miles east of Punta Gorda on US74). This is one of
> several Airstream parks around the country which has a spacious piece of
> land, including a small golf course and orange grove (anyone may pick the
> oranges).
>
> The presence of woodworking and metalworking shops is a major drawing card
> for me, as is a heated swimming pool large enough for swimming laps. Best
> of all is the camaraderie of 300 other Airstream families.
>
> Reservations are not necessary. The overnight cost is a bit steep ($16). We
> arrived just before dark and asked for one of the 24 field sites (full
> hookups) instead of asking for one of the rental sites with a concrete
> patio. Parking and setting up on a field site is much simpler in the dark.
>
> For years, we've considered buying into this condominium type Airstream
> Park, but our desire to be "Explorers" of every warm place on the North
> American continent during the Winter conflicted with doing that. We weren't
> ready to be "Settlers" and stay in one place all Winter with our Airstream.
>
> Even so, we identified specific lots (with Florida Room) in Paradise Park
> that we'd consider buying if any ever became available. This year, one of
> those lots is available. It may be our year to buy - or maybe not.
>
> The Park bulletin board shows 40 lots for sale as well as a dozen Airstreams
> for sale (many of them in the mid 1970s and earlier). Some of the lots
> include the Airstream, while others do not. There is a good cross section
> of old Airstreams here if anyone is interested in buying a Vintage.
>
> Although this is southern Florida, it is not warm tonight. All plants have
> been covered in anticipation of a freezing frost. We should have scheduled
> ourselves into the Everglades or the Keys for January. Freezing weather has
> found us every January when we've been stateside (Florida, Texas, Arizona).
> Our only warm Januarys have been in Guadalajara or farther south and deeper
> into Mexico.
>
> Next week, we'll move to a formal Resort RV Park while taking advantage of
> another internet special we found last Fall. In our opinion, there are fewer
> RVers in Florida this year than in previous years. It should be the peak
> season, yet in most of the parks we've visited during the last few months,
> there are many empty campsites. Two years ago, campgrounds were packed and
> turning away customers (or allowing only two or three nights per visit).
>
> More next week,
>
> Terry
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Man's mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original
> dimension." Oliver Wendell Holmes
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> Message Number: 4
> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 08:43:33 -0700
> From: "phil patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Alumunum folding cot
>
> Hi, I have been reading the threads on upper bunks. It made me think of the
> factory setup in my sister and her husband's 1974 Argosy 24 ft. with twin
> beds. As I remember the bunks are made up of two upolstered cushions about
> 12 in. wide hinged together the length of the twin bed. When you folded the
> bed up, the cushion toward the isle folded under the outside cushion and the
> whole unit folded against the wall. It was designed in such a way that when
> folded it made the bottom bed like a sofa, so when they were both folded the
> trailer had 3 sofas. I am sorry I do not remember what supported the bunks
> when they were in the up position. Phil
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> Message Number: 5
> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 10:15:09 -0600
> From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Varnish Tambour doors
>
> Watco Danish oil is a penetrating oil, not a surface type finish. It
> should always accept more oil. And should be available in any good
> woodworking shop. Might not be in home centers, but its worth looking
> there. Might be in better hardware stores.
>
> Gerald J.
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> Entire content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson. Reproduction by
> permission only.
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> Message Number: 6
> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:22:01 -0400
> From: "The Gammon's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Varnish Tambour doors- repairs
>
> Hi Dana, We recently purchased a 73' Overlander as well. The tailer is in
> very good condition except the tambour is in desperate need of repair. I
> would be interested to know how you went about your repairs to the tambour.
> Did you remove the tambour to do the repairs or can it be repaired while
> still in the lockers/cupboards. If it needs to be removed, what is involved?
> As for glue, it seems to me I would need something that will remain pliable.
> Do you have any suggestions? What kind of material did you use for backing?
> Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
>
> Greg in Nova Scotia, Canada
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dana Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:13 PM
> Subject: [VAC] Varnish Tambour doors
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>
>> Hello, We have 73' Overlander that has the tambour sliding doors. They're
> in
>> good shape. I've had to repair some by gluing the torn places with a good
>> adhesive and using a strong cloth material on the back. This has worked
>> good. Now I'd like to varnish them or use something to make them shinny.
>> Also the other woodgrained doors in the trailer. I just assumed using a
>> good varnish but now that RJ mentioned this Watco Danish Oil, I wondered
> if
>> this is something I should use. Can I still get this product? Maybe this
>> is something I shouldn't do at all. Wouldn't want it to peel, then I'd
>> have a big problem!
>> Dana in Texas
>>
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Message Number: 8
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 01:38:06 -0500
From: Don McKelvay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: San Antonio Questions
> Hi Keith & Jean,
Two years ago I stayed at the FAMCAMP at Kelly Air Force Base. A good site in the
City. We stayed a week but had to dry camp there for the first 2 days as it was full.
Only problem we had was our Reese hitch and bars were stolen off the trailer - and
thdrive out and come back in for another 2 hrs. Secure and convenient. San Antonio
is a great city.
Don McKelvay #19432
London, Ontario
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Near the end of January we will be towing our Argosy from northern Illinois to San
Antonio, Texas and then on to Big Bend Park in Texas and to New Mexico before
returning in February to what will still be a wintery Illinois.
>
> We plan to spend at least three days in the San Antonio area. It has been forty
>years since we were last in San Antonio - when I entered the Air Force at Lackland.
>I expect it may have changed a little.
>
> I'm wondering if some of you have suggestions as to San Antonio area campgrounds you
>would recommend. We have no special plans - just want to see the sights and enjoy
>the place.
>
> Thanks,
> Keith and Jean Williams
> 1973 Argosy 22
> Moline IL
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Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 07:52:00 -0500
From: Chris Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MEK
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the more toxic the stuff is ,the faster and easier it works .that seems
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Message Number: 10
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 13:38:12 -0800
From: "Charles Willson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Removing Windows - 64 Globetrotter
I recently started replacing the decaying rubber seals around the edges
of my 64 Globetrotter windows. (Ace Hardware carries 3/16" closed cell
neoprene that is a PERFECT fit). The sides and bottom are very easy to
access, but the top strip is buried under the top lip of the window.
Before I break anything trying to figure it out myself, I thought I
would ask for advice on how to remove the window to gain access to the
top edge. Any advice or suggestions is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks!
Charles Willson
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Santa Cruz, CA
'64 Globetrotter
'56 Caravanner
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