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Re: 2021 Rear Bath "Villa Verde" What's new & improvements
Reply #150 –
A more "elegant" solution than a couple of strips of blue tape!  ;)
2003 TK has a new home
Re: 2021 Rear Bath "Villa Verde" What's new & improvements
Reply #151 –
Hi Mike; A good improvement, but I don't like pop rivets. Occasionally they don't pop right, or they leave a ragged piece sticking out.  They have been known to leak water, but you did seal it. I've replaced my outside baggage catches with stainless, but one batch (I didn't keep track of where I got them) the spring rusted. So much for the 'stainless' feature.  And if the spring rusts or breaks, then you have to drill pop rivets out.
     I have a good supply of stainless screws in a multitude of sizes. So since you are drilling holes anyway I would have used screws.  On my LD, it is reaching the age where the galvanizing of zinc coated screws has abraded, or just worn off. So I'm replacing external screws on a case by case mode with stainless screws.
     Recently I've seen some coaches with baggage doors with a hidden super magnet in the wall, and another one to match in the door for a totally hidden latch. Surprisingly strong. (I wonder if they pick up iron filings from dust blowing by).     RonB
RonB (Bostick) living in San Diego
Original owner of "Bluebelle" a '99 TKB
Re: 2021 Rear Bath "Villa Verde" What's new & improvements
Reply #152 –
Ron, thanks for the update and you have a good suggestion.
2026 Coach House 27' "Casa Azul"
2010 RB "Monty"  &  2021 RB "Villa Verde"
2004 Born Free 26'
1998 Beaver Patriot 33'
1992 Barth Breakaway 28'
1982 Fleetwood Jamboree 23
Re: 2021 Rear Bath "Villa Verde" What's new & improvements
Reply #153 –
exciting as heck!!!!!

such a fun vehicle
mar 🌴❤️🌺
Current 1 and only: 2003 LD Mid Bath 26.5
2017 Winnebago Minnie Winnie TT
2011 Dutchman Colorado 32' TT
2011 iCamp 14' TT
1985 Coachman Catalina 32' RV
 
Re: 2021 Rear Bath "Villa Verde" What's new & improvements
Reply #154 –
 I had Bigfoot mount the control panel in a box tethered to wires coming from under the drivers seat (see pix). I then watch two curved bubble levels mounted on the driver's door (front to back level) and the dash by the steering post (side to side level) while making adjustments to the jacks manually. There is an 'Auto Level' feature available but I choose the manual control most times. When finished I leave the control box on the drivers seat while the jacks are down and store it behind the seat when traveling. This has worked well for me over the years.
2026 Coach House 27' "Casa Azul"
2010 RB "Monty"  &  2021 RB "Villa Verde"
2004 Born Free 26'
1998 Beaver Patriot 33'
1992 Barth Breakaway 28'
1982 Fleetwood Jamboree 23