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Re: what kind of toilet?
Thanks so much--previous owner didn't have any manuals for this trailer
Re: what kind of toilet?
This thread says a "Thetford Aqua Magic V"
Thread here with a link to the Thetford manuals.
Re: true wireless trailer lights?
Boat trailer lights are notorious for going on the fritz due to multiple boat ramp dunkings. I had to redo mine a couple of times and might have been interested in these as a solution. But I don't think it would be a great solution for a T@B unless there is some wiring issue that you just can't solve.
Re: Converting CSS Dresser to Bench?
Thanks for the feedback. I figured I be going against the flow, but, I have a bench up front in my current camper, a '74 Boler and find it very useful as we keep the rear dinette/bed configured as a bed. I had considered looking for a 2017 or earlier, but, seeing a clamshell in my area is rare, let alone finding one for sale and I kind of like some of the other improvements they've made over the years. I was hoping to hear that someone had successfully done a mod of this nature, but, I guess not. If I do end up with a newer CS I'll certainly try it as is for a year before I break out the sawzall.
Re: 320 Cassette jammed
Re: Post up some shots of your T@B set-up at the camp site! #3
Yes we did @scott14. Been having a great time. Won’t be back to NJ until September. Here’s a good luck shot from Flaming Gorge in Utah. Find the T@B at the end of the rainbow.
Hope you’re enjoying your summer as much as we are!
Re: Best generator options
Here are a bunch of threads that discuss the Honda 2200. An easy forum search: https://tab-rv.vanillacommunity.com/search?Search=Honda+2200
Re: Shelf above window separated from wall. How exactly are these shelves mounted? 2017 Outback.
OP, its a little to hard to tell from photos what was there, not having the same model.
Is the vertical board under your failed shelf just for photo purposes or was it part of the construction? Was the failed board horizontal or vertical? I assume horizontal- can you help us correlate the screw in wall above the ply ledger strip to its location on the maple shelf or other piece, and the screw hole below the ledger strip to its partner?
One hopes these locations correspond with the EGS strip.
In the first photo: was the raw plywood ledger strip visible or hidden? 5-ply is not cabinet grade and is weaker than 9 to 13 ply baltic birch which they should be using for anything in the Tab. They may have screwed the ledger in place from the outside face of the EGS (likely 22 to 28 ga thin galvy sheetmetal strip).
In the second photo: looks like solid maple or pine shelf which they pocket screwed to either the ply ledger strip or through the the composite wall hopefully into the EGS strip. Two issues:
a. they undoubtedly overdrove the pocket screw and split out the shelf during installation, which later split further and failed.
b. The black screw sticking out the shelf looks like a coarse thread drywall screw and could be used into the weak ply edge but is incorrect to hold in the sheetmetal. Any drywall screw in sheetmetal has too coarse and thread and will cam out with vibration or torque.
Dadoing the solid shelf to receive the ledger, and screwing up through the face would have been a stronger connection than end grain. Brackets, dowels, t nuts, or other methods would have made a stronger connection.
In our 2021 Boondoggle we see many failures of cabinet joinery which required fixes. Blowouts and widespread veneer damage from lack of predrilling, blowouts and stripping of overdriven fasteners, stripping of square drive heads by using 100% improper Phillips bits, and more are rampant misconstruction errors.
(edited on desktop since first post.)
Is the vertical board under your failed shelf just for photo purposes or was it part of the construction? Was the failed board horizontal or vertical? I assume horizontal- can you help us correlate the screw in wall above the ply ledger strip to its location on the maple shelf or other piece, and the screw hole below the ledger strip to its partner?
One hopes these locations correspond with the EGS strip.
In the first photo: was the raw plywood ledger strip visible or hidden? 5-ply is not cabinet grade and is weaker than 9 to 13 ply baltic birch which they should be using for anything in the Tab. They may have screwed the ledger in place from the outside face of the EGS (likely 22 to 28 ga thin galvy sheetmetal strip).
In the second photo: looks like solid maple or pine shelf which they pocket screwed to either the ply ledger strip or through the the composite wall hopefully into the EGS strip. Two issues:
a. they undoubtedly overdrove the pocket screw and split out the shelf during installation, which later split further and failed.
b. The black screw sticking out the shelf looks like a coarse thread drywall screw and could be used into the weak ply edge but is incorrect to hold in the sheetmetal. Any drywall screw in sheetmetal has too coarse and thread and will cam out with vibration or torque.
Dadoing the solid shelf to receive the ledger, and screwing up through the face would have been a stronger connection than end grain. Brackets, dowels, t nuts, or other methods would have made a stronger connection.
In our 2021 Boondoggle we see many failures of cabinet joinery which required fixes. Blowouts and widespread veneer damage from lack of predrilling, blowouts and stripping of overdriven fasteners, stripping of square drive heads by using 100% improper Phillips bits, and more are rampant misconstruction errors.
(edited on desktop since first post.)
