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  1. I have hull 98.  Noticed while getting ready for my upcoming trip that one jack bracket, curb side,  ( aluminum) appears to be fully welded on both sides of the bracket.  On the street side, the visible side has a small spot weld, the hidden side is fully welded as best as I can tell without a bore scope.
    I was told by service that it was normal for this production year. 

  2. On 3/6/2023 at 4:11 PM, DreamCatcher said:

    Interesting, but Michelin makes the BF Goodrich tires.  I have been happy with them.

    The BF Goodrich LT’s is what my 2015 came with. 7 1/2 years later, they were still like new, no cracks whatsoever, and plenty of tread, but due to age replaced them anyway… with the same BF Goodrich LT’s.

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  3. 1 hour ago, SeaDawg said:

    Have a wonderful time. Glad to see you back put there. We'll look forward to photos.

    Ps, in all likelihood,  that vent may have been bedded with butyl tape, then caulked to resist uv/stay cleaner. That's how we installed our new one.99% site it was plumbers putty, thought for sure I would find 3m 5200 or 4200… I dreaded getting it off, but it came off easily, and it worked(s)…. 

    Don’t think it was butyl tape.. thought I would find that, or 3m 4200, or at worst 3m 5200… the color was off for butyl tape that I’m used to. In any event, on and not leaking, even after pressure washing.

    Will post photos of trip..

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  4. After 3 years, for reasons too numerous to mention, (with the exception of one 300 mile trip) hull 98 hitting the open road again. 
    Starting 5/17 - Grand Canyon, Bryce, Canyonlands, maybe Arches, depending on crowds, Tetons, Yellowstone, and my wife is flying home to Maine from Bozeman on 6/4, and a friend flying in same day to do some fishing in Montana and Wyoming for a week or two before heading back east.  Not the best time of year for fishing due to snow runoff, but we’ll be out there so won’t pass up the opportunity.

    Gray Ghost is 7 1/2 years old now , so new tires, wheel bearings, shocks, batteries and changed out the water pump. Carrying a spare propane regulator. Found the first leak since I’ve had it coming from the porch light over the dinette, re-caulked that. Others checked out fine. The caulk around the bath fan was missing 1/4” chunks, but wasn’t leaking. Upon removal discovered it was bedded in plumbers putty, with a protective silicone caulk around the outside. The plumbers putty was like new, and not leaking, so reinstalled the same way.  
    All systems go (🤞🏻)…..

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  5. My LE2 was built in late 2015, and I thought that Oliver used 3M 5200 to attach the white pvc board to the inside fiberglass surface. (hard to be sure, none has loosened or fallen off)

    For anyone that’s used 5200 for marine applications, you know it’s a PERMANENT attachment.  Do not use it to seal anything that you might want to remove at a later date. (3m 4200 is semi-permanent and can be removed, with some difficulty) It’s not cheap stuff, and once it’s opened, needs to be used within a short period of time (day or two) before the remainder in the tube hardens. I just used it to attach a piece of pvc board for an accumulator tank and worked great.  You do need to clean the surface of the fiberglass with acetone, NOT alcohol for it to harden properly. It takes 24 hours to cure.

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  6. Once you do venture onto a three lane interstate I find that staying in the center lane with the cruise control set at the speed limit or just below, you will rarely have to touch the gas pedal, the brake, or change lanes.  Easy cruising, you’ll almost forget Ollie is behind you.  The crazies will zoom past you on the left (mostly) and you won’t be in the way of the people that want to exit.

    UNLESS…. You are in a state that doesn’t allow large trucks, buses or trailers in the left lane…then you will need to pay special attention to your mirrors… on occasion you will need to pull into the right lane and let them by…

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  7. Regarding the upper cabinet latches- a little blue loctite on the screws once you have the correct adjustment works well. Have not had any problems since one came loose last year. This should be done at factory during install. Without it, the road vibration inevitably causes them to loosen and the door to slip out of alignment and open. Otherwise it becomes a regular maintenance item.

     

    I have a late model 2015, which has the older drawer slides.  With the older slides, combined with not overloading the drawers,  I have never had one come open.

  8. That photo looks like the one I posted when I had to work on the bathroom heat vent. The  "unsecured" wires belong to the redundant water pump switch that is located in the bathroom for convenience. There needs to be plenty of slack in the wiring to allow for the removal of the panel. The panel is quite thin so it would be difficult to secure it, perhaps with the exception of some kind of adhesive zip tie. The weight of the wires to the switch does make it difficult to keep the switch in place in the press-fit opening that it pressed in to. Care needs to be taken when removing the panel for that reason.

  9. I've never seen any toilets for household or RV use that come with stainless steel toilet flange bolts. The bolts are not supplied by Oliver, they come with the toilet from the manufacturer.  Perhaps replacement bolts from a marine head manufacturer such as Raritan have some made out of stainless steel.

  10. I use one of the inexpensive Expedition covers occasionally, depends on where I am and how long it is going to sit. I use a pool "noodle" to slide over the sharp edges of the bumper, steps and solar panels to keep it from cutting through.

    As Trumpet guy says, if it's just sun you are concerned with, a good coat of wax will do just fine. I am based in Maine during the summer, and I like to keep pine sap off of it though, so will slide the cover on to protect from that. I will also cover if it will sit for extended periods while in FL, but mostly to keep the curious away more that anything else since it is kept on a storage lot. If I get three seasons out of the cover I will be happy.

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