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Re: Need Replacement for Broken T@b Boondock Cargo Bin Latch Handle
Hi all. I found some draw latches that worked. These were a similar size to the original ones, so I tired these instead of the ones that SLJ recommended. There was one problem with them, they had a piece of rubber on the pivoting end that I had to saw off. Once I cut that off it worked. (Luckly I bought two since my first attempt on trimming did not look so good.) Their length and diameter of the ball fit fine.
Here is what I purchased. They may be better fits out there:
Below are more pictures of the latches, with the old broken one next to the new one.
The new latch installed:
Hope this helps someone.
KH
Here is what I purchased. They may be better fits out there:
Below are more pictures of the latches, with the old broken one next to the new one.
The new latch installed:
Hope this helps someone.
KH
Re: Spare Tire under Galley
Before you get too "wrapped around the axle" on this, if it's really a concern to you, I'd suggest that you get a scale and measure the weight of the trailer and the tongue weight yourself. I have my doubts about whether NuCamp has been really that precise about it. For example, at some point they replaced the bench at the front of the CS-S with an entire dresser. That had to add a lot of weight up front, but I don't know that they did anything to compensate for that. And a lot of people people switched to much heavier batteries (2 6v golf cart batteries) in the front. And there are loads of people who have added bike carriers to the front. As I said, I've been towing a 2013 CS-S around for 6+ years with the spare on the front and I've never seen any adverse effect from this. In fact, my camper (one of the original ones built by Pleasant Valley (NuCamp), has a ~7gal fresh water tank in the galley at the back, and I learned to travel with no water in the tank because of the ill effect of that weight behind the axle. At some point NuCamp must have realized it was a bad idea because they relocated the CS-S fresh water tank at some point.mackclauser said:And the weight distribution was my thought as well. I know too much weight behind the axle can cause dangerous sway while towing but I think NuCamp had that calculated. Moving it to the hitch would be so much easier for access but it adds a lot of tongue weight to your tow vehicle.
So I have three choices. Mount the spare back as it was and in working order, replace with an easier to use winch holder or mount on the tongue.
Re: Brakes grabbing
Update - I went for test drive and brakes seemed to do fine.
On our return trip last week I was adjusting the controller in the holder and must have accidently pressed the boost button and toggled it to setting 3 which is not needed for these trailers, hence the brake grabbing....
Thanks
On our return trip last week I was adjusting the controller in the holder and must have accidently pressed the boost button and toggled it to setting 3 which is not needed for these trailers, hence the brake grabbing....
Thanks
Re: Corrosion of Alde Convectors
Thanks for your reply. I understand that and I am only replacing the short connectors with stainless steel. That will not impact the thermal performance of the heat exchangers which are aluminum.rh5555 said:Bear in mind that stainless steel has very poor thermal conduction properties compared to aluminum or copper. I would stick with aluminum, but get the lengths hard anodized inside and out before assembly. In my opinion, that is how they should have been manufactured in the first place.
I agree hard anodizing is a good solution and I will contact a few companies near me to anodize the heat exchangers. Concerned about the cost and minimum quantiles/cost for any anodizing.
Re: Corrosion of Alde Convectors
Bear in mind that stainless steel has very poor thermal conduction properties compared to aluminum or copper. I would stick with aluminum, but get the lengths hard anodized inside and out before assembly. In my opinion, that is how they should have been manufactured in the first place.
Re: Spare Tire under Galley
There is a modification like you speak of on the T@B IO forum. He used a pick-up truck hoist that brought the lift-drop drive to the rear. My 2023 has a lift under the front storage box I like. My 2009 had the spare under the rear like yours and I moved it to the side of the tongue as others have suggested.
Re: Help! Sewer hose gets stuck and won’t come off!
My trailer's outlet cap is different than the hose, the fittings at the ground vary... This is a mechanics oil filter tool that works well on all brands of RV waste hoses and many other things: IMO much more useful than those single purpose plastic "wrenches". Several choices under $10
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Re: Black dripping Porch light gasket?
@Rodent77 @manyman297
I bought the replacement almost exactly 1 year ago. It's not dripping black down the side currently, but I'm sure if I wiped it with a rag, the rag would be black. Like I said, it's an exact replacement, so I don't expect it to perform any differently.
Here is the info from the invoice:
I bought the replacement almost exactly 1 year ago. It's not dripping black down the side currently, but I'm sure if I wiped it with a rag, the rag would be black. Like I said, it's an exact replacement, so I don't expect it to perform any differently.
Here is the info from the invoice:
66-00-4090 WHITER PORCH LIGHT AMBER LENS 1.00 34.56
Re: Nautilus Suction Remedy
The bottom line is: this process barely works and is a known failure in the Nautilus trailers. There should not be dozens of threads and videos and complaints over something so very simple. It should not take multiple attempts and several workarounds in the "hope" that it "might" work. The best option is: install the Camco winterizing kit. Or any of the several simple mods that worked the same way.
Why did this Camco kit work first time/every time, without having to open a drain?
