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12-13-2020, 07:14 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,254
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Yeah, and that's a good sized shop vac too. Fiberglass is insidious stuff.
Walt
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Past owner of 1995 13' Casita, 1994 16' Casita, 2012 Parkliner, 2002 17' Bigfoot.
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12-13-2020, 09:48 PM
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Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
New Jersey
Posts: 52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robeye
I see you have an Escape trailer. I find it interesting that this 46 year old Surf Side has the "pontoon " molded into the perimeter of the bottom. Just like the Escape. Lower than the floor so any moisture has a place to go. And the plywood floor is NOT part of the structure like Bolers.
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Reace who started Escape based the molds off of the Surf Side design so no surprise they both have the pontoon.
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12-15-2020, 01:53 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
Reace who started Escape based the molds off of the Surf Side design so no surprise they both have the pontoon.
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Wow good to know.. I was really wishing I could afford an Escape. But I saved 30 grand by going for a 19 ft Fun Finder X. I know it's not Fiberglass but we love it.
As part of the work on the Surf Side I like to save some factory stuff. Like the Bargman door latch. The keys were lost some time ago , and instead of taking the latch off and having the locksmith make new keys they just mounted lots of padlocks and hasps over the years. I had keys made !
And filled a lot of holes ! It's just the right thing to do.
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12-18-2020, 12:17 PM
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#24
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Paint is Next !
All the patching is done. I've masked off the bits I don't want painted. Also caulked around a few things with Pro-Form PF-213 paint-able sealer. Time to clean the shop and the trailer .. This is the last time you will see the green !
Bye-Bye Green ...
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12-19-2020, 12:29 PM
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#25
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Senior Member
Name: Chris
Trailer: Trillium
British Columbia
Posts: 138
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Thanks for sharing your restoration project with us..
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Chris from Comox..
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12-19-2020, 12:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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First coat of primer on.. so now I find a few goobers to fix.. Not that it's got to be perfect.. but it's easy between the primer coats.
I love working with the Interlux products. I can brush or roll these on and get very good results. If you have limited space and don't want to make a mess spraying.. or spending thousands on getting it done in a bodyshop.. This is the way to go. I treat these fiberglass trailers like I would a boat. This is also a thicker paint finish. The second coat of primer will be the gray. That way I can see when I miss a spot.
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12-19-2020, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,254
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Wow, that's looking nice already. Thanks for the updates.
Walt
P.S. And I need to look up the Interlux products. Sound useful.
W
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Past owner of 1995 13' Casita, 1994 16' Casita, 2012 Parkliner, 2002 17' Bigfoot.
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12-19-2020, 05:45 PM
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#28
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WaltP
Wow, that's looking nice already. Thanks for the updates.
Walt
P.S. And I need to look up the Interlux products. Sound useful.
W
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Well if you are thinking of painting... then yes. Not cheap.. when the paint dries on this trailer I'll have spent around $400. But I can do it myself ...in my shop.. in the winter. So for me this is and has been the way to go. I've made a short Video too.
https://youtu.be/Onn7EUo1GkQ
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12-19-2020, 08:37 PM
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#29
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Senior Member
Name: Jan
Trailer: boler
British Columbia
Posts: 160
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Looking great
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12-21-2020, 02:36 PM
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#30
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Thanks Jan.. I ran out of primer so of to the city for more tomorrow. In the mean time I did all the needed graphics on my vinyl cutting Circut , Thanks to Scott for the special "surf side" graphic.
I may have gotten a bit carried away.. But I scaled down some of the letters. A bit more tasteful I think. And the Triple e is not the same font.. Could not find that one. If anyone knows what it is please let me know. Also slowly gathering my parts and supplies. got a new stove.
Nice and small... important when your counter is also small. Carrying on just like I know what I'm doin !
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12-28-2020, 03:32 PM
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#31
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Well final coats of paint are on and I like the blue.. kinda beachy..
Still have to do the rock guard on the front and a few touch ups.. then it's on to the windows and other stuff.
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12-28-2020, 03:53 PM
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#32
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Senior Member
Name: Jan
Trailer: boler
British Columbia
Posts: 160
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Looks great
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12-28-2020, 06:21 PM
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#33
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,254
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Hey Rob. Your pace is almost as impressive as the results. Love the color scheme.
Walt
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Past owner of 1995 13' Casita, 1994 16' Casita, 2012 Parkliner, 2002 17' Bigfoot.
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12-31-2020, 05:59 PM
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#34
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WaltP
Hey Rob. Your pace is almost as impressive as the results. Love the color scheme.
Walt
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My Wife loves it.. Working on re-biulding the windows. And I noticed a few other threads where others were having window troubles.. So I made a video.
https://youtu.be/_Vgzk6_u-JI
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01-01-2021, 10:45 PM
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#35
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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I made a second video on how to remove the top glass pane without taking the whole frame apart. It does not work for all Jalousie windows... just something I figured out with mine.
https://youtu.be/QtDdikDe0pA
The windows are of course all out of my trailer.. but you get the idea. Also something I missed in the other video was a shot of the finished door. I'm not putting the TM-14 decal on the door.. But it is going on... just not there.. And the little dot is a brass peep hole. It was there and it's back !
I've stashed it over in a corner for now.. last thing to install..
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01-13-2021, 03:08 PM
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#36
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Coming along nicely... Made new interior window frames and now starting the long process of cleaning , fixing and painting the Ensolite.
And I've made a video too
https://youtu.be/qs9NPVufa-4
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01-16-2021, 06:27 PM
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#37
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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More progress... The ensolite is repaired and painted.. Looks great.
And removed from where it will be inside the lower cabinets. Except the wheel wells .. Plans for that will be reviled later.. And yes the windows are in !
Starting to look like a trailer again. One inch vinyl trim insert works perfectly for covering the screws.
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01-16-2021, 07:45 PM
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#38
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,254
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Ha ha. "reviled"?
But wow. She's looking like a beauty.
Walt
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Past owner of 1995 13' Casita, 1994 16' Casita, 2012 Parkliner, 2002 17' Bigfoot.
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01-17-2021, 07:45 AM
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#39
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Member
Name: Ryann
Trailer: 1974 Trillium 1300
FL
Posts: 77
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very nice! i can't wait to see what you do for under the cabinets!
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01-17-2021, 05:43 PM
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#40
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Senior Member
Name: Rob
Trailer: 1975 Triple E Surfside
Alberta
Posts: 194
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Today was running lights day.. officially ! And mine are different. That nice flat space ( Boler's don't have it ) was crying for some creativity. Combine that with my love of LED lights and this is what you get...
I like it... and they won't get broken. Just can't figure out the license holder. Sigh ....
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