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We use Blue Sea Systems components whenever possible - we've had good experience with every BSS product installed on Casablanca, FYI. High quality components, IMO.

Water supplies that are not chlorinated will do that. Tanks that sit full for a long time without use especially so. Change the anode, flush well and treat. Here is one I have used often in facilities maintenance: "Using a hydrogen peroxide solution of 2 pints 3% peroxide to 40 gallons of water, treat tank and run some of the solution into water lines. Let the peroxide solution set in tank and pipes for 2 hours. Solution is not toxic and requires no rinsing It kills off the bacteria." it says no flush necessary... but I flush it anyway. GJ

I would be drooling over these when I was about 13 years old while leafing through the Sears catalog! They were going for about $350 from Sears back then as I recall... Nice choice for "date night" travel mode back in the day, for sure! HA!

Hey, Rodger! Great move to decide coming back to the forums! Wow, Cavalon! -- Nice! Love the Rotax - Cavalon sports the 914, right? I fly a CT-22 with the Rotax 1630, fun stuff, for sure. Is yours the open/closed cockpit? Tandem/side-by-side? Just curious... You'll be interested to know there's owners living in Hawaii full-time and travels the US in their OTT during summer months, much like you've described you'll do from Thailand. Also, regarding finding an Oliver - you may have some luck on Facebook. There's usually several for sale here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OliverforSale/ Good luck with your search and keep us posted with your OTT plans. Welcome back! Cheers...

@MAX Burner & @Patriot My bike was not quite as fancy as the ones you guys ride. But, when you're 15 years old, in the 10th grade and all the senior cheerleaders are begging you to take them riding on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, it was pretty cool. Hang on tight, baby...

I would pick a location where you want the freezer to sit and install one of these near it. You would probably want to run a new power line from the distribution center under the dinette to power only this receptacle. You can pick up the negative side from the buss bar under the aft dinette seat. You'll need a 1-1/8" hole saw to cut the mounting hole.

Understand, no advertising allowed. Thanks.

The negative side should run through the shunt rather than to the batteries.

Is the girl standard or optional?

Thanks, much, @JWalmsley. You always have our backs. We appreciate you very much.

Craig, Sorry this happened. It could easily have happen to any of us. Posting this is a really a great reminder to all of us. Glad the damage was minimal and the good folks at Oliver Service got you back on the road. Safe Travels!

Running into some delays. So may not see anything this evening. Still working to move everything over. I will keep y'all posted and do not worry about if you create new topics or replies, I will be doing the database last to ensure none of the data is lost.

No wonder it was so smooth… it hasn’t happened yet.

Welcome back, Rodger! There’s a good chance a used Oliver will be available. Unfortunately, used Olivers can’t be advertised on the Forum any more, but someone may see your post and send you a PM. Good luck. Mike

Welcome Kathlyn! I head out every year with my Elite I and have stayed out traveling for stretches up to 7 months at a time. The 10lb dog and I enjoy the small spaces and, when befriending someone in a Class A motorhome, I'll sometimes tell them that "I have everything in my trailer you do, except the wasted space". (Hahahaaaa) I've also met more than a few full-timers in their sixties and seventies living in small trailers similar to ours. It is certainly doable, but, you may need to figure out how to dispose of a house and all of the accumulated "stuff" that has gathered over time. A life without lotsa "stuff" can be very freeing, mentally. Also, with some Google searches, you can find ways travelers handle their mail and establish a state residence for tax purposes. It is totally doable. Enjoy the journey . . .

Oh yes, I did purchase a 2020 Ford F150 4x4, short bed and was going to go off-road with it, and with an off-road trailer, but purchased the gyro instead of the trailer at that time.

Smalll typo error. While at Airstream was in the maintenance depart doing intake and some repairs, but mostly accepting RVs for repair.

Hello, nice to be back here. So much has happened the last two or three years. I plan to purchase a Legacy Elite II trailer sometime 3rd or 4th quarter this year, once my home sale progresses. Probably a used Oliver near the end of the travel season. I had acquired, though it has grown dusty in my mind from lack of use, an RV repair qualification and an RV electrical qualification. Nothing related to what I did before I retired. After my retirement, I worked for a short time at an RV rental dealer as a repairman, for a short time at Airstream as a repairman, and for a year with an RV maintenance insurance dealer as a used RV evaluator to determine if the RV qualified for ongoing maintenance insurance. No experience with Olivers other than lots and lots of research. I have an RV, but it doesn't really qualify as an RV. I own a autogyro Cavalon gyroplane - I just fly around having fun locally with it, like to the ocean and up and down the seashore at about 120 feet. I have put about 300 hours on it. I purchased that instead of a trailer. Was a very good decision for me at that time. Still have it and will keep it for awhile. I am a happily divorced male 74 in excellent health, and have a girlfriend in Thailand. Will stay in Thailand from November to March or so, then come back and travel around in an Oliver. Yes, can find a way to get my gyro to my destination to fly around. Any owner planning to sell their Oliver later this year after summer, should feel free to start a conversation with me. Otherwise, I will start looking on one of the RV sales sites at that time. Buying a new Ollie is not out of the question, but I would be quite comfortable with buying a used one. Cheers.

Nor has any other facility I've ever been to. Trailers in repair centers often get moved around, a lot. The most I've ever seen is a scrap of 2x6, to protect the center's floor, or asphalt in the parking lot.

@George Alexa, the website address will be the same. You likely won't see any difference. We've been through this before. Just the host is changing tonight. Expect some delays and issues tonight. Hopefully, tomorrow will be all good.

My first day on the forum! Yikes, the site is relocating. Hope I can find you.😃

That makes sense, and with only 15' of 8 AWG wire connected directly to the panels the voltage drop before reaching the CC will be minimal.

I absolutely agree - but - they have never done that when I've been there.☹️ Bill

This is why I preach always use blocks under all three jacks. The service team should alway place a six inch block under the front jack foot when readying a trailer for pick-up.

I too use blocks but they were not put back during pick up.