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Natalie, I just saw your post and am charmed by...
Natalie, I just saw your post and am charmed by your comment. Thank you for your kind words. Be well and be blessed. Bill (not Laura)
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Just found a picture of Ziggy on the Scamp page...
Just found a picture of Ziggy on the Scamp page on FB. It would seem someone has abandoned him in a parking lot after using it for a retail shop.
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Hi! We used Rustoleum Top Side paint that we...
Hi! We used Rustoleum Top Side paint that we purchased on-line from Amazon. Hope this helps! Mostly just rolling. Bill did "tip" a few bubbles but the self-leveling properties of the Top Side...
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Washed, waxed and ready for the new season. New...
Washed, waxed and ready for the new season. New rock guard installed. The front window needs a new seal...blah!
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02-02-2017, 07:56 PM
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You said it!
Hoping for warmer weather and camping season!:cool:
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01-14-2017, 06:45 PM
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New Replacement unit arrived this week
Brand new, ready to go. New camping season wanted; we're ready.
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01-07-2017, 10:16 AM
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Thetford Curve: Update
After submitting a warranty claim to Thetford and trading four or five emails, the service rep from Thetford has agreed to replace our Thetford Curve with a complete new unit.
We discussed the...
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12-27-2016, 08:33 PM
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Thetford Curve still not working
After carefully examining the pick up hose attached the base of the flushing unit I have been able to determine that the hose is properly connected securely to the bottom of the water pump flush...
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12-27-2016, 07:50 AM
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Thetford Curve not working
Well, to be honest, the design of any cassette toilet is almost fool proof so it remains usable and we have used it on our last outing. However, it will no longer flush. The electronics of the...
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12-24-2016, 12:49 PM
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Thank you Emij
Merry Christmas to you as well! Be safe and be blessed.:loltu
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12-17-2016, 06:05 PM
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Dean/Laura: it's a whole new year!
We're ready for the new season and will be out and about looking forward meeting up again. Thanks for the comment.:D
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12-16-2016, 07:55 AM
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Final picture of the door "wrap"
Here's a picture I snapped on the way to work this morning. The light isn't the best but it still looks Awesome!:) Laura mentioned that we might have to change Ziggy's name to Tele.:loltu
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12-15-2016, 09:04 PM
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Well, that, as they say, is that.
We're done. The reno project is complete. Of course, in the true sense of being done, you're never really done. There are degrees of doneness and things that once seemed done, pop up to let you...
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12-15-2016, 08:56 PM
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Re-setting the window in the door and finishing up
Well, the sticker was on and the hardware re-installed so it was time to tidy up the job by putting the new door edging and re-set the window. I figured that only place we still had questions about...
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12-15-2016, 08:38 PM
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Sticker on the Door instead of painting
Well, the weather was less than cooperative for working on Ziggy so I'm glad I'm not outside in the 16° temperatures that we had this morning. I crawled back in bed for an extra hour on my last day...
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12-14-2016, 05:29 PM
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Burning my last day of vacation tomorrow
The high temperature for the day is supposed to be 20° so I figure it'll be about 10° when I start working on the door in the morning. It should only take me about 10 minutes to remove the door and...
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12-03-2016, 01:58 PM
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almost done
It was supposed to be nice today!:mad:Oh well, since the work I have left to do won't be affected by lack of nice sunshine or warm temperatures, I went ahead anyway.
We ordered tongue box from...
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11-29-2016, 12:10 PM
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Last part of our redo
I have been considering what's left to complete the remodeling of Ziggy and I have the new battery box to mount to the tongue as well as the license plate to affix to the rear. I'm thinking of...
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11-28-2016, 09:38 PM
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Hi Jonathan! It's me Laura (not Bill) Hope you...
Hi Jonathan! It's me Laura (not Bill)
Hope you have been having good adventures and welcome back!
Yes we used foam rollers and good quality brushes (for tipping) which Bill says is the key to...
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11-27-2016, 05:44 PM
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new LED lights being installed
Laura and I tag-teamed these new lights from eTrailer. We were able to get four of the six lights installed before we lost the daylight and it became to dark to work. I was laughing at us as we...
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11-19-2016, 07:13 AM
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Images of frame and A/C cover
Just wanted to add a few images of the work completed yesterday.
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11-18-2016, 02:16 PM
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Let's paint something!
Well, since it's 77° in November and it would seem like such a waste of the fine day, I decided to paint something! :reye2 Hummmm,...I've already painted the top of the camper so let's paint the...
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11-17-2016, 05:20 PM
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Finishing touches
As the sun set Laura and I re-installed the Shady Boy Awning as well as the new rock guard hardware over the new paint job. We were working to finish before losing the light. It seems crazy that...
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11-16-2016, 01:52 PM
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Final coat complete
I'm on vacation this week because it's deer season but I couldn't waste the fine weather scheduled for today while worrying about the impending crash in temps for this weekend. So,...I pulled out...
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11-06-2016, 11:42 AM
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2nd Coat Red
We have some very good weather this morning to keep the bugs down so I put the second coat of red on the bottom. The temperature is only 62° so it's gonna take a while to set and dry to the touch...
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11-04-2016, 02:12 PM
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Next step in paint job
Well, our local contractor called to say that our new window from the living room of our house is ready for install so I decided to take the day off work to let him in so he could do his magic on the...
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11-02-2016, 04:52 PM
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light sanded primer
We lightly sanded the primer high spots this evening and then tarped the front half of the camper because the weather is forecasting 60% chance of showers for tomorrow and we don't yet have the new...
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11-01-2016, 05:43 PM
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Do NOT try this late in the day when you're running out of light
after a full day of work and you're already tired. It is a monster job that will have you exercising ALL of the bad words in your vocabulary and hopefully. Whew!
I/we decided that with rain...
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10-31-2016, 06:40 AM
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second coat curing
Well, it's "Trick or Treat" so we'll not be painting anything for a few days. I noticed, last night, while I was checking the results that some of the bubbles needed to have been "tipped" to prevent...
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10-30-2016, 06:46 PM
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significant update
It is important to note that the second quart of primer that we used was..."tough" to work with; I mixed it for twenty minutes, stirring manually, and it still had significant "lumps" in the liquid...
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10-30-2016, 03:29 PM
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Another fantastic day of weather
Having such a fine weekend to work outside seems like a blessing so we jumped to take advantage of the opportunity to get more painting completed. We needed to lightly sand the top coat of color...
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10-29-2016, 02:12 PM
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1st coat color above the bellyband
It's 80.4° at 4:00 pm and I have just finished the first coat of color on Ziggy, above bellyband. I squeegeed the dew off Ziggy this morning to facilitate drying while I cut the new plexiglass...
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10-25-2016, 03:46 PM
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Primed
Well, it took me over three hours to cut in around the windows and the roof vent before rolling the entire upper half, but the top is primed. Boy oh boy, does that stuff dry fast! A body really has...
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10-25-2016, 09:20 AM
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S: Thanks for checking in on us. Sorry this...
S: Thanks for checking in on us. Sorry this answer has been so long coming:
1. Our tongue jack is welded on and I'd want that one removed to install a new one. We'll prolly go over the Bluegrass...
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10-25-2016, 09:13 AM
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Today is 55° and sunny so...
I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon but I'm using the morning to hit the rock guard with a coat of primer. We've decided that this would be a good test to get a handle on the viscosity of...
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10-25-2016, 09:02 AM
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absent but still working
Laura and I have been quiet for a little while but we've been working.
We've pulled Ziggy into a local body shop for a quote on painting. The quote from was over $3,000 to level the shell, seal...
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09-26-2016, 06:27 AM
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Not much left to do now
We are planning our next outing and discussed any remaining projects this past weekend. Of the things we believe remain to complete the reno, none of the following items will prevent us from...
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09-11-2016, 05:01 PM
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Rock Guard Awning Mod
Thanks to Michaelcly (https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f56/my-first-mod-stone-guard-to-awning-77-scamp-76570.html)for the motivation to get this job done. I'd been thinking of doing this for some...
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09-10-2016, 11:26 AM
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Still pluggin' away
Well, the weather forecast is for storms and rain most of the day so I thought I'd get out and take advantage of the actual sunshine we're enjoying. Hahaha, the weatherman has the only job where you...
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09-08-2016, 11:17 AM
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more pics
And some others...we enjoyed the Breaks Interstate Park but I don't think we'll be returning soon. It was almost 5 hours one way to the park and we'd prefer less driving and more camping. We're...
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09-08-2016, 11:16 AM
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Breaks Interstate Park
Jonathan: We had a good time at the Breaks Park. We had planned to arrive on Friday but circumstances prevented getting away from work and starting the weekend early, so, we left early Saturday...
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09-05-2016, 04:38 PM
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Shake down cruise/camping out
We took Ziggy out for a shakedown campout to Breaks Interstate Park in Virginia (https://www.breakspark.com/) and the cabinets worked FANTASTIC! Home run!!!
I put all my clothes, for the three day...
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09-05-2016, 04:28 PM
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Long cabinet installed and shake down cruise/camp
Ladies & Gentlemen;
Witness the installation of the second of two, count them, two cabinets reconfigured from the cheap crappy press wood installed by Scamp to maple plywood with polyurethane...
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09-01-2016, 07:10 PM
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Small Dinette Overhead Cabinet installed
Well, we pushed through the installation of the smaller dinette cabinet this evening. Literally we just finished, while dark outside, using the 12v camper lights to see what we're doing inside.
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08-30-2016, 09:27 AM
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Dry fitted and almost ready
Laura has been very busy sealing the cabinets with polyurethane and she's almost done. We have dry fitted the smaller cabinet on the driver's side and it looks pretty good. During that fitting it...
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08-25-2016, 06:17 PM
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Thanks Emily!! Hope you are enjoying this camping...
Thanks Emily!! Hope you are enjoying this camping season! We are headed out again in a couple of weeks for a three nighter. CAN'T WAIT!! Hope we have these cabinets done and in by then!
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08-25-2016, 06:34 AM
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Jon, thanx for the encouragement. Laura has been...
Jon, thanx for the encouragement. Laura has been very busy putting the polyurethane on the shelving for both the inside of the closet, above the A/C unit, as well as the new extended storage that...
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08-22-2016, 07:28 PM
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cut out the dinette cabinets tonight
The rain pattern we've been experiencing seems to have changed so we enjoyed a great evening for working outside. I picked up a sheet of Maple plywood from Lowe's for $24 and used the templates that...
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08-21-2016, 07:14 PM
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Hi Jonathan! This is Laura... yes we thought we...
Hi Jonathan!
This is Laura... yes we thought we wanted that, until we met it in person. It's too floppy. Do you know where we can get white fiberglass sheets that are substantial enough for making...
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08-17-2016, 06:16 PM
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Dry fit overhead storage template
I was able to get a few hours to work on Ziggy this evening while Laura was fixing a great dinner that included fresh beans from our garden. So, I jumped in and made up a cardboard template for the...
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