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Forum: Camp Cooking, Food & Recipes 12-04-2010, 10:00 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 6,684
Posted By Raya
I have one something like the one Donna shows in...

I have one something like the one Donna shows in her link. It's a Coghlan's brand 4-slicer and I got it at Wal-Mart. There is a slightly different style also that only makes 2 slices. I had one of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 12-04-2010, 09:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,912
Posted By Raya
Well that's got to be aggravating! I don't...

Well that's got to be aggravating!

I don't believe you are supposed to use sealant with this type of gasket, except for a small dab at the seam where the ends meet (have you sealed that bit?).
...
Forum: General Chat 11-19-2010, 06:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,001
Posted By Raya
So maybe my half axle is what's dragging my...

So maybe my half axle is what's dragging my mileage down? ;)
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-19-2010, 10:59 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 92,686
Posted By Raya
I started to write this yesterday, but then it...

I started to write this yesterday, but then it sounded so ..... vague... that I erased it and didn't post. But, I'll try!

On the silicone: If it's clear (probably dirty clear by now), it's...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-18-2010, 03:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,149
Posted By Raya
Hi Andy, Thanks for clarifying that. Sounds...

Hi Andy,

Thanks for clarifying that. Sounds like a situation commonly encountered when re-coring boat decks, although they are usually not as wide (except in a few places). There, it's most...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-18-2010, 10:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,149
Posted By Raya
Thanks for posting the photos, Carl. That's...

Thanks for posting the photos, Carl. That's interesting.

I've never seen fiberglass "bag" like that without breaking (i.e. if forced to "grow" it just cracks instead), so I would also be...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-16-2010, 08:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,948
Posted By Raya
Oftentimes boats have a fiberglass liner, such as...

Oftentimes boats have a fiberglass liner, such as the U-hauls, Burros, and I believe your Egg Camper (but I have not seen an Egg Camper in person). Typically one fills the gap between the shells in...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-16-2010, 03:51 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,646
Posted By Raya
Nooooooo! The baby moons! :weep Obviously...

Nooooooo! The baby moons! :weep

Obviously you just have to get new wheels then ;)
Forum: Hi, I am.... 11-15-2010, 05:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,444
Posted By Raya
I've never seen the inside of a U-haul gutted.......

I've never seen the inside of a U-haul gutted.... any pics?

Congrats on the new trailer. When I had a U-haul (briefly), I was talking to my local vinyl graphics person about re-doing the decals...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-14-2010, 07:39 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,640
Posted By Raya
Course a CO2 alarm would be going off every time...

Course a CO2 alarm would be going off every time you exhaled ;)

(Okay, sorry, but it's CO that's the scary one.)
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-14-2010, 07:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,620
Posted By Raya
Raya

Raya
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-12-2010, 04:16 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,646
Posted By Raya
Raya

Raya
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-12-2010, 03:07 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,646
Posted By Raya
Well isn't that just fabulous :colors I...

Well isn't that just fabulous :colors

I never in a million years would have come up with that color scheme, but seeing it, I love it! :wub

The only thing I see that I would want a little bit...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-11-2010, 04:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,765
Posted By Raya
Here is a sampler of the kind of information you...

Here is a sampler of the kind of information you can find by searching:

https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f56/clear-rock-guard-26284.html
...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-11-2010, 03:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,765
Posted By Raya
Hi bobbie, and welcome. It would be best if...

Hi bobbie, and welcome.

It would be best if you would start a new topic (which is the same as a thread), in order to ask your question. That's because this topic is about spare tire brackets, and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-11-2010, 12:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,839
Posted By Raya
(Just a note that what Stephen is referring to is...

(Just a note that what Stephen is referring to is what I referred to as 3M Spray 80. He's correct in pointing out about the plasticizers and about the name.)
Forum: Forum Admin, News & Announcements 11-11-2010, 11:39 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,622
Posted By Raya
I noticed that too, Cindy. It does seem to run...

I noticed that too, Cindy. It does seem to run counter to logic, and to how other forums (and our previous incarnation) work.

My workaround has been to go to "Quick Links" --> "Today's posts"...
Forum: Forum Admin, News & Announcements 11-11-2010, 09:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,622
Posted By Raya
Hi Mary, I don't want to sound like I'm...

Hi Mary,

I don't want to sound like I'm complaining, because I really enjoy this site (thank you!), but my guess is that many people are finding that the search engine is "not working." Not in...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-10-2010, 10:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,034
Posted By Raya
:E :E :cblob

:E :E

:cblob
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-10-2010, 09:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,839
Posted By Raya
Nothing against 3M 77 spray, but as I understand...

Nothing against 3M 77 spray, but as I understand it, it's a relatively low tack as their spray adhesives go. I don't believe it is recommended for headliners or areas that will be exposed to high...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-09-2010, 08:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,034
Posted By Raya
Hi Vickie, What you are looking for is a...

Hi Vickie,

What you are looking for is a rubber window molding with a "lock strip," called Self-Sealing Weatherstrip.

Basically how it works is that the molding has a slit in the middle of one...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-09-2010, 08:10 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 92,686
Posted By Raya
Hi Jason, People do use butyl caulk (i.e....

Hi Jason,

People do use butyl caulk (i.e. from a tube) on boat portlights (windows) without issue. The butyl kind of separates like gooey pizza cheese when you later go to remove the window, and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-09-2010, 11:45 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 92,686
Posted By Raya
I'm not Con, but yes, that is the order it would...

I'm not Con, but yes, that is the order it would go in if you were using a gasket. You want a large surface (washer) to compress the gasket evenly. Of course on something with a large base, you...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-08-2010, 04:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,620
Posted By Raya
Re: The Boler 13's, I wonder if the plywood vs....

Re: The Boler 13's, I wonder if the plywood vs. molded fiberglass floor was an age thing. I've only seen Bolers in the 1974 to '77 range (in person) and they all had the molded floors. Peter, I...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-07-2010, 08:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,647
Posted By Raya
Hi Gumpit, I'm fairly familiar with...

Hi Gumpit,

I'm fairly familiar with fiberglass and caulk, and I also think I understand the bedliner product, but thank you for offering to help.

On the belly band rivets, it sounds like you...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-07-2010, 06:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,620
Posted By Raya
Hi Kip, I will second what Peter said. Most...

Hi Kip,

I will second what Peter said. Most water damage is from leaks to the interior - on any of our eggs - from what I have seen.

The Scamps I have seen, as he mentions, tab the OSB floor...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-07-2010, 02:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,647
Posted By Raya
Yes, I was confused by that too (how bedliner...

Yes, I was confused by that too (how bedliner inside would protect against rock chips), and I asked about it in a prior post (I may have been typing it while you were posting, as it's just above...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-07-2010, 01:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,647
Posted By Raya
One note is that the original poster is asking...

One note is that the original poster is asking about using it on the inside of the camper. Not that durability would not be important of course.

Raya
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-07-2010, 12:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,647
Posted By Raya
Gumpit, I don't want to sound like a...

Gumpit,

I don't want to sound like a know-it-all, but from what I understand about fiberglass, and the construction of our campers, I don't really see some of what you are saying. Now, if you...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-07-2010, 10:20 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,647
Posted By Raya
I'm not sure what you mean about ensuring that...

I'm not sure what you mean about ensuring that the trailer was completely sealed inside (?). The fiberglass itself is already a "sealed" shell, except where you (or the factory) put holes in it for...
Forum: Classified Archives 11-07-2010, 09:09 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,223
Posted By Raya
Paula, Just so you know for future shopping,...

Paula,

Just so you know for future shopping, there is no one thing it "takes" to put a hold on a camper. That's because each camper is sold by an individual, private seller, and everyone has...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 04:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,475
Posted By Raya
Whew! I was trying to be all delicate and...

Whew! I was trying to be all delicate and polite, but inside I was thinking :omy :eek: :mad: :splat

:laugh
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 04:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,034
Posted By Raya
Gumpit, Do you mean searching? I tend to...

Gumpit,

Do you mean searching? I tend to use Google as my search engine. What you do is just open up your basic google page at Google (https://www.google.com) and then type your search terms into...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 04:08 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 7,951
Posted By Raya
On the belly band, I would just re-rivet as it...

On the belly band, I would just re-rivet as it was originally. The band is cosmetic, and the holes in the rivets will not lead into the trailer (where the joint is fiberglassed on the inside).
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 04:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,475
Posted By Raya
Looks nice! A question: Where did you...

Looks nice!



A question: Where did you use the Armorall? I tend to run askeered of it because it contains silicone. If you used it on the shell I'm curious if you ran into any trouble when...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 11-06-2010, 12:01 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 10,117
Posted By Raya
Hi Carol, Thanks for the link. I checked the...

Hi Carol,

Thanks for the link. I checked the site. Since I don't know what size tires the big trucks use, I was not able to input the tire size (they ask for that first). Then I went to the...
Forum: Classified Archives 11-06-2010, 10:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,452
Posted By Raya
https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f54/covering-yo...

https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f54/covering-your-egg-43855.html
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 10:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,034
Posted By Raya
If Randy doesn't have that info - or if he does...

If Randy doesn't have that info - or if he does but you would like some other choices - there is quite a bit of info in those past threads :ninja Including, I'm pretty sure, Charlie's info on which...
Forum: Towing, Hitching, Axles and Running Gear 11-06-2010, 10:26 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 10,117
Posted By Raya
But I think what Joe is asking is whether the...

But I think what Joe is asking is whether the semi drivers chain up on the trailer when they are chaining up on the truck (drive wheels). I think he was thinking along the lines of semi-trailer...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 09:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,079
Posted By Raya
Hi Donna, I did check that out in Roger's...

Hi Donna,

I did check that out in Roger's other post. I was also posting in that thread, just prior to his post, and I had just said that neither I nor anyone else had, as of yet, been able to...
Forum: Classified Archives 11-06-2010, 09:09 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,272
Posted By Raya
Hi MimiC, What I would do is check the "For...

Hi MimiC,

What I would do is check the "For Sale" archives here (in other words, the sold trailers). While you will not be able to see what they actually sold for - only the asking price; you...
Forum: Modifications, Alterations and Updates 11-06-2010, 09:04 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,079
Posted By Raya
Also, I wonder if Escape would be interested. ...

Also, I wonder if Escape would be interested. I'm only speaking for myself here, but I would always rather have a closed-cell product than an open-celled one for this type of application. Perhaps...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 11-05-2010, 07:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 18,417
Posted By Raya
Michel, Totally understandable since English...

Michel,

Totally understandable since English is not your first language (but also I can see where you would want to explain that). I spent a year in a French-speaking country and oh boy, some of...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 11-05-2010, 07:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,764
Posted By Raya
Ooh, love that flowered/plaid/mosaic combo of the...

Ooh, love that flowered/plaid/mosaic combo of the wallpaper/uphostery/flooring! :laugh2

On the hantavirus: Yes, this is a deadly serious disease, and the virus can be contracted from rodent...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-05-2010, 07:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,661
Posted By Raya
Don, I think replacing the Ensolite would be...

Don,

I think replacing the Ensolite would be a really big job. I wouldn't do that unless it was absolutely necessary, myself. For one thing, the old contact cement/glue is a real bear to get off...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 11-05-2010, 03:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,778
Posted By Raya
If you are not fond of the carpet or rat fur,...

If you are not fond of the carpet or rat fur, there are a few different campers that don't have it. Here are the ones I know of (besides the Egg Camper and Escape which have already been mentioned)....
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-05-2010, 03:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,661
Posted By Raya
Don, If I were going to paint, I don't think...

Don,

If I were going to paint, I don't think I would install tape on the seams first.

If you like the tape look, I would probably paint and then tape afterward.

If you are not specifically...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 11-05-2010, 11:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,764
Posted By Raya
Interesting: It was originally an Ensolite Boler...

Interesting: It was originally an Ensolite Boler (1975, classic green-and-white) and someone removed the Ensolite and used spray-in insulation.

Unfortunately, none of their photos will load for...
Forum: Care and Feeding of Molded Fiberglass Trailers 11-05-2010, 09:27 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 10,764
Posted By Raya
Thanks for the confirmation on the "popcorn"...

Thanks for the confirmation on the "popcorn" style insulation. I wonder if they installed the foam with seams (pre-made to as to have uniform thickness), and then sprayed the seamless white topping...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners Helping Owners 11-05-2010, 07:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,954
Posted By Raya
I'm not sure how you're using the Scotchloks in...

I'm not sure how you're using the Scotchloks in this case, but I agree that they are not a good way to go. I like a high-quality crimp connector with built in heat-shrink/glue. Something like a 3m...
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