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Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 04-02-2022, 01:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,284
Posted By Colleeno
note: older Trilliums cannot accommodate fan cover

Just a side note for those suggesting a fan rain cover. I have a leaking fan too: I tried a rain cover but it will not work with the placement of the fan on my Trillium. There is not enough roof on...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 03-22-2022, 04:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,298
Posted By Colleeno
urgent help needed with propane regulator bracket, Trillium 1300

I recently got a new regulator for the propane in order to serve the needs of my picky Propex furnace in our 1980 Trillium 1300. All that is fine -- the regulator has been pre-adjusted for the...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 08-09-2021, 11:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,233
Posted By Colleeno
Thanks all for your responses. This has been very...

Thanks all for your responses. This has been very useful. Think it's a race between the Highlander and the ford f150 hybrids. We'll see what the reviewers are saying over the coming year. :)
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 08-06-2021, 11:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,233
Posted By Colleeno
Thanks Monk. This is what I needed to hear. I had...

Thanks Monk. This is what I needed to hear. I had a sneaking suspicion that it might not be adequate. It's difficult to buy a tow vehicle that is also, and more regularly, used for going to the...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 08-05-2021, 01:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,233
Posted By Colleeno
1980 trillium, buying a new tow vehicle

Hi all. We have a 1980 Trillium 1300. Next year after the car cost inflation dies down, we're buying a new tow vehicle. (Our twenty-two year old Explorer is beginning to show her $$ age.) We assume a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-16-2021, 06:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,075
Posted By Colleeno
Thanks to you for replying. I purchased a switch...

Thanks to you for replying. I purchased a switch from ebay that works fine. It's nice to know the Bargman lights are still available. Thanks David T for the amperage voltage answer--
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 04-13-2021, 03:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,075
Posted By Colleeno
help needed finding rocker switch please

Hi all, I have a 1980 trillium 1300 which may have the original porch light, or maybe not. Anyway the rocker switch for the light is stuck. I am told these are easy to replace, but it seems...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 03-31-2021, 12:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,782
Posted By Colleeno
Thumbs up Thank you so much!

I want to thank you all for your responses -- really helpful and it is so good to know this collective expert trailer craft is available. I'll update when the parts arrive. Again, thank you.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 03-27-2021, 02:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,782
Posted By Colleeno
1980 trillium both left tail lights out, possible fixes?

Hi all,
Before starting a recent camping trip we noticed both bulbs on the rear left light were not working. We took off the lens and found considerable rust in there--I was surprised as I thought...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-17-2020, 03:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,747
Posted By Colleeno
Thank you. I'll need luck

Thank you. I'll need luck
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-14-2020, 12:12 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,792
Posted By Colleeno
You could try finding the bolt through the wood...

You could try finding the bolt through the wood with a magnet or stud finder. Then you could drill through the wood to get to it
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 01-14-2020, 12:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,747
Posted By Colleeno
tell me no. Not under the damn refrigerator!

tell me no. Not under the damn refrigerator!
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 06-28-2019, 10:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,296
Posted By Colleeno
Striping tape for Trillium exterior?

Hi. I have a 1980, 1300. I’m working on the exterior this summer and want to replace the red and orange striping. I assume it’s a tape of some kind. Anyone ever did this? Hard job? Where did you get...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 06-18-2019, 06:40 PM
Replies: 920
Views: 504,290
Posted By Colleeno
Angry Poliglow beautiful UNTIL you need to remove it

I have put about three coats of polyglot on my Trillium over the past three years. It looked great at first. But when it starts to peel, you're in trouble. I am having a dickens of a time trying to...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-01-2019, 09:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,671
Posted By Colleeno
Apoxie sculpt

Sorry it's taken SO long to reply. I used a product called Apoxie Sculpt. It's a two part clay-like material. I made the little doors a bit at a time. Started with a layer that fit over the hole with...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-06-2018, 11:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,168
Posted By Colleeno
Thank you David and Clayton. One of the main...

Thank you David and Clayton. One of the main reasons we got the Propex was its 12 v abilities. I’m not exactly sure where we tapped into the system but I believe we tapped in “after converter” if you...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-06-2018, 08:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,168
Posted By Colleeno
Hi David. Ours is in the kitchen, in front of the...

Hi David. Ours is in the kitchen, in front of the wheel well.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 03-06-2018, 02:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,168
Posted By Colleeno
Trillium 1300, 1980. Converter replacement. Which fits best?

All, I’m taking our Trilly in to get a new converter. (We’re installing a new propex furnace that requires a steady 12v from the converter.) For those of you who have done this, which converter did...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 09-11-2017, 06:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,674
Posted By Colleeno
Thank you. Have ordered and will run some "test...

Thank you. Have ordered and will run some "test beads." I'm the world's worst beader--hoping some masking tape saves me.
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 09-09-2017, 11:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,674
Posted By Colleeno
Much obliged! I'll give it a try.

Much obliged! I'll give it a try.
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 09-07-2017, 02:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,674
Posted By Colleeno
Trillium belly band sealant, quick question

Hi, I want to add an itty bitty bead of sealant around the belly band on our 1980 Trillium. Last year I used Shasco Big Stretch on the advice of someone somewhere. Unfortunately, it gathers dirt like...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-19-2015, 11:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,427
Posted By Colleeno
I was looking for a pump/faucet combo--with a...

I was looking for a pump/faucet combo--with a faucet with a built in switch or toggle. I found one that looked like it might do the trick, Johnson Pumps: 61123 1.1 12V WPS/Faucet Combo, 15-Inch....
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-18-2015, 01:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,427
Posted By Colleeno
Trillium replace original water pump with 12v system

Hello! I want to replace the original rocker hand pump in our 1980 Trillium 1300 with a 12v system. For this I will need a new faucet and the pump, plus other bits and bobs. Can anyone recommend a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-21-2015, 01:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
my mods

A few more pics of my trailer to show some mods. The original awning got ripped to shreds in a gust of Utah wind, popped the rivets right off the roof. So I bought an EZ awning from Bus Depot and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-21-2015, 01:46 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
My Trilly is a 1980 1300 that I paid too much...

My Trilly is a 1980 1300 that I paid too much for. But live and learn. Your compound there really does look like Trillium heaven to me .. the little trailers have habitat, shelter, and others of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-20-2015, 07:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
I've been invited to Trillium Heaven!! If me and...

I've been invited to Trillium Heaven!! If me and the old Ford make it all across Canada, which I hear is kinda big, I will visit Dave with wings on. But I'll leave a trail of busted rivets behind so...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-20-2015, 01:54 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
I'll bet you're right RD -- bet I did get some of...

I'll bet you're right RD -- bet I did get some of my ideas from Scamp posts.

I was in fact thinking of resources like you suggest in your second post. Maybe I can be someone's graduation project!...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-20-2015, 12:51 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
LOL David. My fear is that I'll turn my current...

LOL David. My fear is that I'll turn my current Trilly into the cadaver. I'm fairly handy, but not quite handy enough I'm afraid for this job. At least not yet. Maybe a class or two first at the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-20-2015, 11:35 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
Thanks to all who've responded -- I've learned a...

Thanks to all who've responded -- I've learned a lot. I don't know why I'm inhibited by the thought of fiberglassing but I am. I've seen the posts where the belly band is replaced with a fiberglass...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-19-2015, 05:01 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
Well ... heck. Live and learn. So the band is...

Well ... heck. Live and learn. So the band is not just a pretty bauble then.

So, to do this absolutely right: I risk bending the belly band, need to grind out the metal plates, glass the voids,...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-19-2015, 02:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
See! This is why I asked! ( : Thanks I...

See! This is why I asked! ( : Thanks

I hope to screw the screws into the holes the rivets leave behind -- these holes get filled up with nice new tough hard stuff to screw into -- the marine...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-18-2015, 06:17 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
Silicone on fiberglass

Hello Mike: I think I remember reading somewhere on this site that you shouldn't use silicone on fiberglass. Have you used it successfully?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-18-2015, 12:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,408
Posted By Colleeno
Trillium Belly Band: is this a workable fixit?

Hello,

I know there are a lot of threads about the infamous Trilly Belly Band, but I want to ask some specific questions. I have no experience glassing, and am not really motivated to add it to my...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-13-2015, 03:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,789
Posted By Colleeno
You might try coating it with saran wrap to make...

You might try coating it with saran wrap to make an air-tight seal for a while. Some gel costs require that to seal; I ran across this problem recently re-gelling my rowboat. It worked well to...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-13-2015, 12:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,671
Posted By Colleeno
trying again . . .

trying again . . .
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 08-13-2015, 12:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,671
Posted By Colleeno
I will try to attach a Word doc that I just put...

I will try to attach a Word doc that I just put together on how I did this. My Trillium door fell off on a camping trip. We taped and bungied it closed to drive the 400 miles home. Then I fixed it by...
Forum: Classified Archives 07-23-2015, 02:02 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,814
Posted By Colleeno
You're not hauling that up to Washington state...

You're not hauling that up to Washington state anytime soon are you? : )

Or points between? You are just about as far away as you can be, just my luck.
Forum: General Chat 07-23-2015, 01:59 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,312
Posted By Colleeno
Congratulations! I have a 1300 which I love,...

Congratulations! I have a 1300 which I love, but, unknown to her I still look at 4500s with longing. Enjoy that trailer, buddy.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 07-23-2015, 01:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 25,075
Posted By Colleeno
Yes, if you follow the link to Sailrite, they...

Yes, if you follow the link to Sailrite, they sell snap studs that are embedded in a silicone circle with adhesive backing. You prep the area first by light sanding, alcohol wipe, putting on the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 07-23-2015, 01:40 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 25,075
Posted By Colleeno
I'm trying to post pics now. Hope it works

I'm trying to post pics now. Hope it works
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 07-23-2015, 01:36 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 25,075
Posted By Colleeno
I couldn't take completely clear pics as the...

I couldn't take completely clear pics as the Trilly is parked in our driveway. The awning had to go over a few little bushes.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 07-23-2015, 12:46 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 25,075
Posted By Colleeno
Here's what I did when we lost our awning in Utah...

Here's what I did when we lost our awning in Utah recently to a big gust of wind. I removed the bag entirely and removed the rivets that held the aluminum strip in place. These I sent to the landfill...
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 07-12-2015, 06:29 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,037
Posted By Colleeno
Thank you all so much for your advice. I always...

Thank you all so much for your advice. I always buy local wood and never carry the stuff from home. Often though, the logs are too big around -- I like to build brief, small fires (and sit close up)....
Forum: Fulltiming in a Molded Fiberglass Trailer 07-09-2015, 10:14 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,037
Posted By Colleeno
Not at all about FRVs: Recommend an axe?

I came here because this group seems to hold all the wisdom of the ages.

I am planning a long trip in my FRV and would like to carry a lightweight axe or hatchet to serve many purposes -- but...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 06-19-2015, 01:04 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,140
Posted By Colleeno
Go to https://www.sailrite.com for every darn...

Go to https://www.sailrite.com for every darn rivet you'll ever need plus plenty of instructional videos on all kinds of cool things.

The only advice I can give is to make sure the rivet just fits...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-23-2015, 10:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,017
Posted By Colleeno
So if you run your hand along the back of the...

So if you run your hand along the back of the stovetop, you'll find an indentation you can lift to remove the stovetop. You'll meet resistance from two sturdy pin-snaps on the left and right sides of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-12-2015, 07:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,017
Posted By Colleeno
OK Bob!!! That worked like a charm. It's off and...

OK Bob!!! That worked like a charm. It's off and I have a clear view of the dungeon under the sink. Should I use teflon tape when I reconnect?

Thank you again.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-12-2015, 05:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,017
Posted By Colleeno
stovetop image

trying to include image file
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-12-2015, 04:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,017
Posted By Colleeno
Help needed removing stovetop in 1980 Trillium

All: I'm temporarily removing the stovetop in my 1980 Trillium in order to gain access to the area beneath the sink and to clean the stove. It seems fairly straightforward to remove (four screws...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 05-06-2015, 10:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 15,928
Posted By Colleeno
Hi Robert:i I ordered them online from Vintage...

Hi Robert:i I ordered them online from Vintage Trailer Supply-- part # VTS-595, 9.5 inch hubcaps. I measured across the center of the wheel (using the spare tire) and included in the measurement the...
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