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Bessie....for our Dads...Bob and Wes...and the result is our lady Bessie :)

Nice! :)

Thanks Mossey...I dug up an old photo from my first visit and indeed the gray tank appears to stop short of that space. The factory provided floor snapped in two and needs replaced. I'll use wood this time if I cover the space.

Has anyone put in a shower curtain who originally didn't have one installed as an option? Are you glad you put one in or not? It's getting a little more difficult to clean up the area as I age and am considering installing one :) TIA..John

I'm sure some have experienced problems with the integrity of their basement construction. My 1/2 inch pvc/fiberboard/not sure of the material... has bit the dust and I'm going to reconstruct this area. I'll be using a different material and will post pictures of progress soon. My question is what is below the old basement floor? The whole area is insulated and I'm wondering if I can take advantage of the space below the previous floor. I've included pictures and would appreciate any help with any ideas. It seems I could utilize the area beneath (approx 28x18x5 inch deep space) the previous flooring but don't know what's beneath the insulation. Does the fresh/grey tank exist below? Thanks, John

One note about the repeater...even if you don't need the extra boost it gives you, you still need to install it for warranty compliance. At least that's the way it was 2 years ago.. John

2 years ago today...TST with 6 sensors and color monitor did indeed come with a repeater...from Amazon :) Has been working great for me. John

David, Do you by chance have a link to the one you bought? How was the blueberry crop this year? Leaving Ellsworth tomorrow trekkin back to SC :) John

Looking good JD :)

Congrats JD! I know you like a challenge :) I'm sure you know from your experiences, but I'll mention the obvious... follow the torque specs at Alcan's suggested mileages, for u bolts and springs both. I even added an 800 mile interval (found 2 nuts needing a slight tightening) and 1200 where all was good. BTW...my mini is up and running :) Thanks for your help and putting up with my phone call :) @dhaig was also kind enough to endure one of my calls. Your new brakes will need a self adjusting period (if you got the self adjusting ones). I drove off the lot and had very little brakes with the setting maxed out at 10. Went back and they said a breaking in period was all that was needed. I went forward and backward a few times in their parking lot and they adjusted to a point I felt comfortable so off we went. They adjusted themselves just fine by the end of the day. Done in February and all is fine except 1 of the wheel lug bolts snapped off but Alcan fixed on a later stop through for free and I had them reverse all the spring wet bolts and realigned (a few zerks didn't want to accept lube). And they did that for free as well since I didn't need any new parts. Those wet bolts took some time and I was quite surprised to hear "no charge" for that.... best customer service I've seen in many, many years. And now Wendy has a new batt operated greaser to make lubing a little easier as I crawl under and manage the zerks. Have fun with those "10 days off"! I also followed @ScubaRx's advice by marking the wet bolts and fame with a drift punch and painting the marks so I can see any movement from the original positions. John

You guys and your big trucks............................

Don, One of those wires on the switch side of the junction then goes to the 12VDC auxiliary power outlet (cigarette lighter type) to connect to the future router?

Thanks, Don, That gets me goin' :)

Steve, I understand you connected 1 long 14 ga wire between 1 red wire on the lighted switch to an empty slot on the trailer's fuse block and one short wire (since we mounted it close to the switch) to the POE pwr input? Is there more than 1 wire connected at the fuse block for this project? I will probably get the router mini at some point in the future. It looks like Don put the cigarette lighter connection into the circuit for the purpose of powering the router, and I'm guessing that taps into the circuit between the lighted switch and the POE injector in order to turn off everything. John

Thanks, Don, I have the Rj46 pass though, lighted wall switch and POE injector mounted and have the backside of the passthrough connected to the POE injector. I'm going to attempt wiring everything together today. I am easily intimidated with wiring things up and wish I had a simple diagram to follow showing connections, but I think I understand enough to keep myself out of trouble...big ha ha! I don't have a second router yet (probably will be a router mini) but I'll wire it in later. Wish me lots of luck :) John

David, I just ordered the kit because it comes with a tripod mount that I hope can be used by my Benro tripod. John

Thanks Steve, Seems logical...where did you tap into power on the fuse box? I'm about to start this project now that my solar panel issues are resolved. John

Don, Do you see any problems with mounting the POE injector on the basement wall where you put the lighted rocker switch? My wall is between 5/8 and 3/4 inches thick. Thanks, John

More like plexiglass :(

Totally....good to hear :)

Steve, I never did get dsl back in the day...only 28.8 (sometimes). That finally changed when we started full timing in '20. I would have gladly paid an arm or leg for dsl. If I get dsl speed from StarLink it would probably be enough for us :)

According to (sometimes incorrect) chatgt there will be no more free pause option, now a pause for $5 per month will give you unlimited low speed data. But...if that a good enough connection for me then $5 per month is a pretty good option over $165, but not so good if I don't need any service. I doubt they will allow streaming, IMO, but I'll still be obliged to give up $5/mo for slower data transfer. John

Don, The reason I asked was we are only 6 numbers apart on our hull #'s so the same person probably worked on our Progressive surge protector box but mine is either upside down or the cover had been taken off for maintenance and reinstalled upside down...makes it a little easier to read from the top :) Makes no difference either way but since there is that difference I'm wondering if there is anything else different down there. You mentioned "hard rubber frame covering" but that area, in mine, appears to be the top of the gray water tank and before I investigated I was planning to possibly drill in that area to attach. I'll probably find another location since there seems to plenty of possibilities. Our mini is working very well and definitely recommend as others do. Out POE injector/converter is on the way...yay! I'll tackle this project soon. Ditto on the couplers. Thanks much, John

Don, I'll be tackling this project this weekend. Did you attach with glue?

Yes, on the Ollie.