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The second annual Tri-State Oliver Owner’s Meet and Greet (formerly the Maine Oliver Owner’s Meet and Greet) was held from June 5 to June 12, 2022 at a campground bordering the Maine coast with owner’s from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in attendance. Matt Duncan, Oliver Travel Trailer Company Marketing Manager, was in attendance and brought his father as his tour guide as his father had been to Maine before and had friends living in Maine. The weather was generally nice with temperatures in the 70’s during the days and the high 50’s and low 60’s at night. Below are some pictures of the event. Meeting with Matt Dinner at Archer's on the Pier in Rockland, Maine Ocean View from the Campground Lobster Rolls at McLoom's Lobster Pound Ocean View at McLoom's Lobster Pound Picnic Area at McLoom's Lobster Pound Proud Owner's of a New Elite II - still had the temporary paper license plate on the trailer Notice the Gnome in the front trailer basket

Now wait a minute. I do a lot of road biking. I will have to be more careful when I know you are around my biking adventures. Ha Ha. I am sure ScubaRx was Just kidding.

Do you use a WDH?

I do not use a buffer. After washing in the spring, I hand apply the Maguire's 67 Compound Buffing/Polish to the Ollie to remove any black water stains. It is a easy rub on application and whipping off after drying. After the Maguire's 67, I use the Maguire's Premium Marine wax. It is also an easy application and whipping off after it dries. I do the same in the fall before putting the Ollie to rest for the winter. After owning a number of fiberglass boats and cleaning and waxing them, I find the Maguire's products very easy to apply and whip off with a clean rag. No need for a rotary buffer as it is over kill, in my opinion.

If you contact Oliver, they can set you up to see both the Elite 1 and Elite II somewhere close to where you live. This is recommended if you can not make it to the factory.

I am thinking of traveling the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway sometime soon with my Ollie in tow, maybe this fall. I am wondering if people that have done this route find it ok while towing a Elite II? How is the condition of the roads? I see on another post about the Mount Pisgah Campground. Does that campground get booked up early in the year? Is there other campgrounds along the route? Thanks

I have been a owner of a Nature's Head toilet in my Ollie for the past 2 years, For 20 years before that, I had a portable toilet in past popup campers. Emptying a portable toilet is gross in itself. I have never had a odor problem from the urine tank or the Nature's Head toilet smelling. I do empty the urine tank when 3/4 full and rinse it out. We do have a vinegar and water spray bottle in the bathroom and do a small spray on the inside of the toilet after each use. I do believe that Hature's Head recommends a vinegar spray bottle. With myself and my wife using the toilet, I usually have to empty the urine tank after 5 days of use (longer if a toilet is present at a campground). At the end of the camping season, I thoughly clean the tank and toilet and scrub everything clean. Emptying a black tank or a portable toilet tank at a dump station is a lot less desirable then a couple of spirts of a vinegar bottle. Just my opinion.

You might want to consider the convection oven if you do not anticipate using a microwave. I think having an oven is of more use.

I like and use the command strip products also in the Olie. Somewhere on this forum lst year, someone posted about silicone pockets that stick to the interior of the Oliver without any command strips or glue. I think that Mossemi may have had them on one of his storage posts but I bought them on-line somewhere not where Mossemi bought his. I have a couple in the bathroom to hold tooth bushes, tooth paste and comb and have one in the main cabin to hold my reading glasses, pen and flashlight. They are made either in white or black. I tired to find them on the forum Search feature to post it here but could not find the post. If anyone knows what I am referring to please post it as I want to buy a couple more.

I install one of the round screens on my furnace vent. I tried to install the hooks with no sucess and final gave up since the screen fits tightly by itself without the hooks. The only trouble I forsee is having to remove the screen if I ever need to get into the area for maintenance. Any ideas on how to remove the screen without damaging it our the flange it fits on?

Welcome to the family. If you have any questions, someone or a bunch of people here will likely be able to help you. Additionally, you might want to contact Oliver and tell them what hull number you have and to give them your contact information. The picture you provide looks great. Nice green lawns. What City are you in?

Congradulations. You will have lots of fun with Luna. Where are you taking Luna after leaving the factory?

Viola: My trailer had the tail light issue being on whenever moisture got into the 7 pin connector (could also be corrision in the plug as John indicated). Keep this trailer connector dry by tucking it up behind the fiberglass body at the front metal frame or buy a device to keep it dry. As far as the shore power - Are you plugged into a 30 amp circuit? If not, you may have a ground problem in the house circuit. Is your house circuit a 3 prong (grounded) outlet? As mentioned by Jim_Oker check the EMS readout to see if you are getting any error codes. My Oliver likes a 30 amp RV trailer receptacle the best. When I plug into a house 3 prong 15 or 20 amp house grounded receptacle sometimes I have to unplug it and replug it in for the EMS to not show a error message. Below are pictures of the EMS messages. It will flash between E-0 for zero error codes; line voltage, RV amp draw and Line frequency. If you are getting a error code (not a zero), thee is something wrong with the incoming power and the EMS is (protecting) the RV from getting unreliable power coming in. Hope this helps. Good Luck

You might want to open a service ticket with Oliver. They may be helpful.

cevel: I bet if you contact Foy Sperring, he might be able to custom make a cabint that could just be slide into the opening. You would have to anchor it somehow, but Foy could give you some pointers on fastening.

As a alternate to carrying gas cans, you could switch your generator to burn propane.

yes, thanks Bill. Are we able to rotate pictures (and how) or can it only be done by a Moderator?

For my $20 Powermate model PMO152000 inverter generator, Powermate was no help when I called them as they do not deal parts and gave me the name of the local small engine repair shop. Powermate even gave me the incorrect part number for the carb. Luckily I have the owner's manual which gave the correct part number. The local small engine repair shop used my part number from the owner's manual and gave me a price of $86.00, and it is back ordered by the supplier. I initially ordered it but decided to cancel the order for a new carb until I gas up the generator and give it a try myself. As Mainiac suggested, I will use some starting fluid sprayed in the carb if necessary. I did find that the engine is a 2015 Ducar engine. (Made in China, but had good ratings.) I searched online and also at Amazon to match up my carb if I need to purchase one. I looked at a lot of pictures on Amazon but I had no luck there finding a match. If any of you mechanicss out there can help identify this carb, I would very much appreciate it. Below is a picture of the carb.

Now I see why your pictures are so amazing.

SeaDawg: Thanks for the information. Yes, I have the owner's manual. Oil looked good and correct level when I purchased it, but I am going to change it anyway because of the Mystery Oil I used in the cylinder. Air filter is good and clean and like new condition. After I remove the outside generator casing, I will check to find the carb (buy new replacement) and fuel fliter (clean). There is also a fuel filter under the gas cap which was clean. Thanks again

KenB: Thanks for the suggestion; I will. They do sell most parts as I did contact the company and asked. I wish I could (Identify) and see the carburetor. I tired looking for it with the side panel removed and followed the gas line from the tank, but could not see it. I guess I will have to take off the entire outside plastic casing to get a better look.

routlaw Those photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing. Hard to believe the painted objects stayed this long. What kind of temperature did you encounter there in April?

topgun2: The previous owner could not get it started 3 years ago and left the unit outside (in Maine although he did cover it). I think because of the mositure in the summer and not moving the piston for 3 years it seized up. He should have taken the spark plug out and put a little oil in the cylinder which is recommended when you do not use a motor for a long time,

Update: Now after 6 days of soaking with the Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinder, I was able to free up the cylinder. Did not use the pull cord, as I was concerned that the cord would break. I used a socket set on the nut on the flywheel. A little forward and reverse and the cylkinder now moves freely even with the pull cord. Next task is to suck out the remaining Marvel Mystery oil on top of the cylinder, change the crank case engine oil and check out the spark plug, regap it and see if if it is getting a spark. Hopefully with fresh gas, I can get it to started and not have to play around getting access to the carberator, which will be a mystery to this non-mechanic.

My RAM has air suspension with 3 height settings (one for Eco mode). Because of the air suspension it rides as smooth as a car. Per a dealer service rep, who had one without the air suspension he said his road real rough.