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I use the Anderson WDH that came with my 2018 Oliver Elite II. One of the chains has an extra link so the thread count showing at both red bushings are never the same. (The original owner says it came from Oliver that way). I tighten the chains 4 rotations of the socket wrench from the hand tight start, as recommended on the Anderson WDH video. Performace seems fine and the front of the TV feels correct. I have had the chains looser but the performance on the front end of the TV felt sloppy. I have not experimented with tighter that the recommended 4 rotations of the socket wrench. Does anyone else use this method and has it worked for you?

My 2018 Elite II has all the outlets/ports mentioned in FrankC's post.

Overland: The fabric apparently slides into the roller and I did not believe there is any fasteners. This is how one replaces the awning material. I got up on a ladder and grab the corner of the fabric close to the roller and pulled (kind of hard). Be careful not to pull and slide it too much. If you do, you can go to the front side of the Ollie and pull some of it back. Watch the fabric when you roll the awning back in to confirm that the edge is tracking straight onto the previous roll and not sliding of to the side. Good luck.

Mike: Forest Ridge CG looks nice and is a great gateway to Acadia NP. Kind of pricey. Other CG's are not as expensive. Check out the Rockland area where there are 2 CG's (owned by the same people) Rockland is on the ocean. Richard

Bob: Thanks for the suggestion to measure the fabric. The left side (that was not closing all the way) was almost 3" longer than the right side of the awning. I did not do anything with that issue. We did notice last week, while camping, that the awning fabric does not roll up straight but tracks over to the right when cranking it in. With the awning cranked out all the way, I could see where the fabric attaches to the roller. I pulled the awning fabric over so it was equal on both left and right sides. I could not believe it but the entire leading rail of the awning now closes on both ends. The problem apparently was all because the awning fabric was pulled to one side too much. If the fabric tracks straight up when closing that seemed to be the secret. Maybe that will work for others that have similiar issues with their (not so) Carefree Awning.

Seadawg: - What did you do with yours? Did you replace the fabric or the entire awning? Thanks Richard

Of the present 17 Maine Oliver Owners, 10 were in attendance. 2 folks were awaiting delivery. Pretty good attendance percentage for the first ever event in Maine. As with the general camping crowd, the Maine Oliver Owner's are great frendly people. There was a lot of sharing of ideas by everyone. The weather was great. Two days in the low 90's and the remainder of the week and weekend were in the high 60's or low 70's. Great weather for us Mainers. Attached are a few pictures of: - The campground and the Ollies, - Common meetings at night at the fire pit, - Pot luck meal together, - At the Archers on the Pier restaurant in Rockland on Wednesday night. It was great for this Ollie newby to meet everyone from all over Maine. I learned a lot about things Oliver. Thanks to All! Richard

Good one, LOL

I bought the KTT mattresses this spring for my used twin bed Ollie which came with cushionis. After sleeping on my boat (with upgraded mattesses) for 10 year, I wanted mattresses not cushions. There is nothing better than a good nights sleep. I got the KTT mattresses a little firmer than standard and they are the best and it is like sleeping on my mattress at home, which I also love. I think the KTT's are well worth the investment if you plan on sleeping in the Ollie for extended times. They are a little heavy but not as heavy as my home mattress. Not sure what the weight of the standard floor plan mattress (mattresses) is but you could call KTT and find out how many mattresses make up the standard floor plan (maybe two) and what the weight of each is.

I am having the same problem. The right side (front of trailer) goes in all the way and the left side sticks out about 3". I have this situation when the side rail clamp bolts are tight as well as when the bolts are loose. Spent many hours making adjustment and trying to solve this problem including multiple discussions with the Carefree factory. They have not solve the problem as well. I have to get a ladder and push the left side closed and then tie it closed with a string, prior to traveling with the Ollie. This problem is a real bummer. I really do not want to replace the awning and certaintly do not want a electric awning. Does anyone know if the 2018 Ollie is pre-wired to provide power to an electric awning? If anyone has solved this problem, I would appreciate to know what you have done. Help please ??? Thanks Richard

After sanitazing the fresh water tank for the first time, the tank did not drain and when I looked at the drain pipe from under the trailer it was only dripping. I crawled under the Ollie and blew into the discharge pipe and then the tank started draining, but very slowly. Is that the case that the tank drains slowly through the discharge pipe?

Please share what kind of food items you pack for 1 week camping trip (in an area that has local stores)?

There are many CG's from Federal, State to private CG's. to may to list here. For instance there is Arcida National Park along the Ocean, Baxter State Park which is home to Mt. Katahdin, endpoint orf the Applichian Trail and Sebago Lake State Park, which are both inland. Many many private CG's. Best thing to do is google Campgrounds in Maine for a list or since you have time request for a campground booklet from Maine Tourism or AAA has a great booklet.

The week of June 7, 2021 there will be upwards of 10 Elite and Elite II Maine owned Oliver Camping Trailers camping at the Lobster Buoy Campground in South Thomaston, Maine. Individuals that are considering purchasing a new Oliver Trailer can come by to meet and talk to the owners. Checking in at the campground office first is necessary.

Mike: I have 2 arms that connect to the cover. (2018 Elite II) Both were reconnected to the cover. Is this what you are referring to? Richard

Do people remove their KTT mattresses and dinette cushions during storage in the Snowie winter from the Ollie? Thanks

In an effort to clean the MaxxFan, I got up on the roof and remove the exterior screeing and disconnected the linkage so I could fully open the vent for topside cleaning. After putting everything back together, I ran the fan and the vent opened without any problem but when shutting the fan off the vent would only partially close. I had to get on the roof to push the vent fully closed. When pushing the vent closed, it had a slight hitch in the vent but then fully close. I tried operating the fan a second time and the vent opened with no problem but closing the vent only slightly closed. Closing by hand is not an option while camping as I do not take a ladder with me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Richard

When this has happened to me, I have used a monkey wrench connected to where the whaletail connects and straighten out the position of the hitch pin.

Does anyone know what the hull numbers are (beginning number and end number) for each manufacturing year?

Overland: Can you provide some specifics on the use of air for winterizing the piping? Do you use the same procedures (connection points) for using compressed air instead of rv anti freeze? What air pressure do you use? Thanks Richard

Have not used our Magma set yet but we bought the regular version. Do not like the non-stick finshes on anything. They scratch and we think that the non-stick may not be healthy; Just our opinion though. I keep my Magma set in the larger drawer under the stove. We have put out plates, bowls and cups in the overhead compartment over the sink-stove area. They seem to be steady on the limited about of road travel so far. May need to re-evaluate that location if the plates move around a lot or we go off paved roads. They are corral plates that are supposedly unbreakable (hopefully).

I just posted under General Discussions, Oliver Fiberglass Cleaning a comparision of cleaners and waxes that I tried on my 2018 Oliver that I bought last December. Settled on some great products. Hope this helps Richard

Thanks for all the suggestions and product recommendations. So here is my update and a product survey of products that I tried and the ones I settled on for removing the water stains on side of Ollie and then waxing. First: Cleaned and waxed the roof - I compared two waxes. The Starbright Marine Polish (left over from my many boating years) was used on one half the roof. The Meguiar's Flagship Cleaner/Wax was used on the other half of the roof. I found the Starbright wax easy to install and buff off (by hand) when dry. The Meguiar's wax was thicker and harder to get out of the bottle. It went on easier than the Starbright wax, and was easier to buff off (by hand) then the Starbright. Both finishes look great. I will see how each stands up to the environment. My recommendation though is the Meguiar's wax. Second and hardest - removing the water stains from the sides of the Ollie (see before picture attached earlier in this post): Washing the Ollie with a good Boat soap removed some of the water stain. I tired scrubbing the remaining water stains using the following products: 1) White vinegar which did almost nothing in removing the stains (maybe I should have used more "elbow grease". 2) White vinegar mixed with Joy kitchen soap which worked about the same as the white vinegar by itself. 3) Bio-kleen Oxidation remover, which was given to me by the previous owner. This would have worked (as reported by the previous owner) but the first try really did little and would have required a lot of "elbow grease" and multiply coats. I was a little nervous that the product might not be a friendly environmental chemical to use. 4) Star brite Premium Cleaner Wax which removed the water stains but some extra rubbing to remove the stain. (5) Meguiar's 67 One step compound. This product was thick and harder to get our of the bottle but I was amazed at how easy it went on and fully removed the water stains with only a little rubbing. The clear winner was the Meguiar's 67 One Step Compound which also had a polish componet in it. After using the Meguiar's 67 One Step Compound on the top half of the Ollie and before waxing, I took a picture of the side of the Ollie to show everyone. You can see the water stains on the lower half. Imagine these stains going up to the roof line before I removed them with the Meguiar's 67. With removal of the water stains and two coats of Meguiar's wax my Ollie now looks likes brand new just like fresh out of the factory. With this spring cleaning and waxing and washing throughtout the summer, (and washing and waxing before the winter layup hopefully the water stains do not reappear. Thanks again for everyones helpful suggestions. Richard

I washed the Oliver yesterday and then tried to remove the water stains. I did a test section by first spraying on the white vinegar and let it sit for a couple of minutes. No change in the water stains after scrubbing with a sponge. I then put the white vinegar on the micro-cloth and tried scrubbing the water stain. No change. I then added Dawn liquid soap to the cloth with the white vinegar on it and tried scrubbing the stain. No change. The first picture is of the Oliver after washing and the white vinegar treatment described above. The second picture (ignore the tree branch shadow) is before washing. The stains became lighter after washing. The stains are more prevalent on the lower half of the Ollie. My next step is to soak a paper towel with the white vinegar and stick it to the Oliver (if it stays) for 5 or 10 minutes and then try scrubbing the area, as SeaDawg suggested. If that does not work, I will be buying some Starbrite cleaner to try. Any other helpful ideas would be well appreciated. Thanks Richard

Thanks so much for all your advice. I am going to start with just the vinegar that Seadawg suggested. Step two, if necessary, (which I found by googling) is a mixture of vinegar and dish soap. Hopefully I will not need to go to a third step like a Starbright polish or a Miracle Mist product. I spoke to the previous owner and he told ,me that he had to remove the water stains each year. I am thinking that he never cleared up the situation sufficiently and maybe did not apply enough good wax at least twice a year. I am looking to get a good shine on my Ollie so it looks new. Richard