Jim and Chris Neuman

Same problem on hull 770. Several slides came adrift within a few months of purchase. The #6 screws are inadequate and too few. The slide will handle #8's and there are plenty of spots along the track for additional screws in addition to the few Oliver put in. An hour or so of labor and many more fasteners will solve the issue. A small dab of woodworking adhesive will improve retention of the screw. I would not bed them in epoxy but a small drop of Titebond smeared on the threads will improve the bond.

Spent 4 nights there summer before last early in September. Really enjoyed the hiking and the relative quiet once off the main road. Many of the sites are too small for even smaller trailers - we lucked into a great pull through but they were few. Choose your site carefully and well in advance.

A bit over a year ago I visited a vacant lot I own on the Deschutes River south of Sunriver, OR. The lot is river front and undeveloped and we have used it occasionally over the years for camping and messing around. Arrived to see a "For Sale" sign stuck in the ground advertising the lot for a local real estate firm. Made a quick visit to the realtors office and was told there was a lot of interest in the lot but, sadly for me, it had sold a couple days previously and the sale was due to close shortly. Jaws dropped when I mentioned I owned the lot and that I had not listed it ... they had taken the listing over the phone and, apparantly, were a bit slack on their due diligence. County sheriff put some effort into identifying the scammer, who by this time had gone underground, but nothing came of it. I avoided being involved in an uncomfortable situation, the buyer got his down payment back, which was being held in escrow and no one was badly hurt (aside from the agent who lost a significant commission). Vacant lots and homes are apparantly considered fair game by the ethically challenged.

Corrosion between dis-similar metal is common in the boating world. Very common to find severe corrosion between, say, a 6061 aluminum mast pad or hardware pedistal and a bronze halyard winch if the two are bolted directly together. A thin layer of plastic between the two virtually eliminates this problem, particularly if you use an anti-sieze on bolt (typically stainless) threads. I use lanolin anti-sieze commonly found in boating stores. My favorite barrier material is easy and cheap to make. Prepare a smooth surface with mold release wax, lay a section of a light fiberglass cloth (say an 8 oz) and saturate with a laminating epoxy such as West Systems or System Three. You now have a sheet of flexible barrier material which can be cut to size as needed.

We spotted two Olivers at Twin Peaks CG around the first of Feb. Another in Guadalupe Mountain NP & a couple on the road. Total of 5 sighted during our recent 6 week tour of the SW. Galway Girl has popped up near us twice in our travels. Once in Boise when they pulled up alongside us in traffic (could do no more than wave & yell Hi) & once at Fort Warden in Port Townsend (we live a couple blocks from the campground). You guys get around!

Another vote for the hydraulic crimper with dies. The quality of the crimp is outstanding and far surpasses results you can get with a stab crimper. Really, there is no comparison, particularly in applications which might be wet or corrosive. Coupled with quality lugs properly sized for the wire, adhesive shrink tubing like that made by Anchor and you will get really professional results. I have used mine to rewire a number of boats that live in saltwater and am very impressed with the results ... particularly when coupled with tinned multi-strand wire like that market by Anchor. Available at West Marine and other marine supply outlets. Expensive components but you will not use all that many and the results are as good as a professional shop will provide.

Drove though Quartsite about 10 days back but could not bring myself to go in ... what a zoo! My allergy to crouds is a personal problem though and I have a number of friends there now and they are having a good time. For those closeted science nerds out there ... stopped into the Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico a couple days ago (see the movie "Contact") - what an amazing place in a seriously out of the spot. Birding on the Rio Grande was also impressive. On to Big Bend NP!

Noticed a couple of issues with our 2021 Legacy II (with Truma) I had not run into before. We have had a week of unusually cold weather here on WA's Northern Olympic Penninsula with temps sitting in the low teens and 20's. I had left the fresh water tank very low after our last usage and found, on attempting to fire up the Truma anitfreeze kit, that the water pump was starting to pull air due to tank being near empty. This prevented the Truma from filling and as a result, the Truma would not operate the antifreeze kit. An error message on the panel told us of this issue. Lesson learned - ensure some water is in the fresh water tank and that the water pump can deliver water to the Truma prior to startup of the antifreeze kit. Adding water to the tank solved that issue. Which bring us to issue #2. A week of temps in the low teens resulted in a small ice plug forming in the street side fill fitting. Hooking up a hose and attempting to add water to the tank did not work. Note to self - street side water fill fitting is in a low, cold and virtually unheated part of the area between the hulls. Prolonged temps in the teens allowed an ice blockage to form right at the fitting. Solved this by filling a couple of 5 gal water jugs with warm water and bringing it into the fresh water tank through the boondocking fill . Problem solved - water pump purged air from the lines, Truma got it's water and all is good. Heading out for 6-8 weeks toward (hopefully) warmet climes tomorrow with a freshly lubed, filled and pampered Oliver and fresh tires on the truck Should be fun.

I have made the trip eight times now and, other than losing a couple windshields during the earlier, pre-paved days. Have experienced no major issues. If I could add one caution to those already mentioned it would be to avoid driving at night. Moose, elk deer, bear and bison are out there in high numbers and are large, dark and tough on fenders.

Very helpful. If you see water coming out of one of these scuppers be sure to investigate as you surely have a water system leak. We have have had two instances where water poured out of one of these scuppers. The line attaching the water pump to the water line popped off when the trailer was new and on another occasion water poured out of a scupper forward of the steps when the overflow hose on top of the freshwater tank split due to faulty installation. We opened interior hatches and ran fans in the bilge for a couple weeks in order to dry things out. Without the scuppers water would have been trapped between the hulls and would likely cause damage over time.

Where are you coming from? Best route depends on where you start and your goals along the way. Whichever way you go, give yourself time to explore the spectacular country along the way.

We have found in hot summer weather our Dometic AC will cool our trailer to habitable level in an 1/2 hour or so. We do so on battery in the evenings to allow comfortable sleep. That said, on the West Coast, we do not typically have the humidity issues found elsewhere and our solar panels will recharge our 390 AH hour Lithium bank with ease. We have not yet had need to use our 2200i generator although we pack it around just in case. We find we have to abandon the trailer while the AC is in operation as hearing loss is likely severe within a campsite or two of the screaming Dometic. We use the time to walk around and apologise to our neighbors for the racket. Looking anxiously at the newer, supposedly quieter, options which are coming available.

I would bet you could buy an unventilated door from Oliver and change it out yourself. I believe it would put Oliver in legal jeopardy to eliminate battery box venting which is required by code as it is conceivable someone could switch from lithium back to wet cell, thereby putting themselves in danger from unvented gas given off by owner servicable wet cell batteries. I once had the pleasure of having a battery explode next to me in my early days - believe me when I say it left a lasting impression. lt would be quite easy to patch the existing vent holes if you so desired or even to make a new door yourself if you have basic fibreglass layup skills. In fact the durability of fibreglass and the relative ease of making fibreglass repairs as opposed to aluminum skin repairs was one of the big reasons we went with Oliver as opposed to Airstream. Although we have lithium batteries which require little maintenance, it is still nice to be able to easily inspect connections and turn off batteries as needed. After years of fighting to service batteries deeply burried in the nastiest little spots to be found on most trailers and boats, that little battery door has become one of my absolute favorite features on our Oliver.

One battery should do it providing your TV can recharge your battery as you drive and you do not use any high demand appliances such as your AC.

I have purchased a couple spares from these guys - went well