Scotty Hutto

The metal frame with the slides was original to the coach. I had to make some modifications to the frame with welding help from Russell Porter(@Dae Sung). I purchased the wood boxes (birch, dovetail joints, pre finished with clear poly) from The Drawer Depot for $325 delivered.

Not the first one to do this, but DW wanted more storage in the pantry. Pulled out the skinny wire shelves that used about 1/2 (or less) of the space, and added 4 - 4” deep drawer boxes and 1 - 6” deep drawer box on bottom for the “big stuff”.

Once a year we host a gathering for Monaco and related coaches (although several attend who have Some Other Brand) that focuses on maintenance, problems common to Monaco products, and upgrades. It’s held in Tampa, FL in February each year. There have been gatherings held in other places, but that was before my time. The other event that Stacy is referring to is the Ramblin’ Pusher’s Maintenance Session in Goshen, IN beginning 4/28 and ending 5/5. More information is available at http://www.ramblinpushers.org/index.php/links It will be posted on our calendar in the next several days, as will other FMCA and Monaco related events.

Cool! Can’t wait to see pics! You’ll find a lot of helpful people on here as you learn about your new coach.

Just heading down early for the Gathering! Thought we’d take advantage of Florida weather for a bit. 😉

Bob, I’ve tried everything I know, and escalated it to Invision support. They can’t find anything wrong with the site and can’t recreate the problem. According to them, based on the data in your message, it *appears* your device is submitting a large number of carriage returns, similar to a stuck key on a keyboard. It could be some type comparability issue between your device and the site software, but since they can’t recreate the problem, they don’t know how to fix it Not sure where else to go with this… Scotty

@pwhittle in the lead, followed by @vanwill52, followed by @Dae Sung, with me, @Scotty Hutto as the caboose. Photo credit to Debbie Hutto (No, I didn’t take pictures while driving!) Can’t wait to see y’all Tuesday! Scotty

PS - You must be signed in to see signatures…

I have on my 2006 Diplomat. It was relatively easy. Like 6-8 screws holding brackets to coach. I went in through the genny slide and was able to access them easily. Looking at pics of your coach, you have different headlights, but as long as your have room to get behind them the process should be similar. The only thing that hung me up was that intuitively, you would think the headlights slide in from behind, but mine actually went out (and in) from the front.

This ☝️ It’s also a time when many Chinese traditionally change jobs if they don’t like their current job, which adds to delays. Some companies will see 20-25% turnover.

Yes, we will have a swap shop set up. I’ll see about a bulletin board to post items on.

I recently had a rash of people asking about their signature and others having signatures on posts. What I’ve discovered is for some reason, the “view other’s signature” has been turned off. I’m not sure if this is a glitch in the site, or if people have turned it off inadvertently. If you don’t see signatures on other member’s posts, please check the following: Go to Account —> Account Settings —> Signatures and make sure “View Other’s Signatures” is turned on. Every once in a while someone gets through without a signature. I correct those when I see them. If you see one, it would be helpful if you flag them using thr three little dots in the upper right corner and clicking on “Report”. Hope that helps!

Nah. This group’s pretty tough - hard to impress. But if you’ll get us a complete set of un-patented design drawings, I’m sure Paul can whip one out.

Checking into it…. Invision pushed out a maintenance (security) update yesterday and apparently it “broke” some stuff. Seems to have affected the Newsletter, too.

I slipped it on the Romex, connected the outlet, attached the blue protective box to the Decora outlet using the screws provided. I used slightly longer-than-normal (1/2”) screws to then attach the outlet to the faceplate. I had to trim the “ears” off the box to keep from blocking the screws used to mount the faceplate to the wall.

Done.

You can always buy them direct from Creality at https://creality3dofficial.com/ You can find a Creality Ender 3 v2 for about $279 delivered on Amazon. If you have a Microcenter nearby, they sometimes put them on sale as low as $199. Plus you can pick it up in person The other popular seller I’m familiar with, if quick delivery is not critical, is https://usa-m.banggood.com They sell various brands of 3D printers and usually have very competitive prices.

I have a couple of those in my coach (dual A - by couch and table). Had them for a year (or two) with no problems. update: I’ve read where the parasitic draw from these is about 35mA, but haven’t been able to confirm via the manufacturer spec sheets.

Haven’t crossed that bridge… yet. I’m brand new to 3D printing, so really don’t have enough experience with anything other than my current setup. I purchased a slightly used Creality Ender 3 v2 from a fellow who had upgraded everything on it, then decided to throw in the towel and gave up on 3D printing. It was a pretty steep learning curve for the first couple of weeks, but fortunately I had @pwhittle to mentor me. I’m sure @pwhittle and @granvillebarker might be able to make some recommendations.

Your mileage may vary, depending on where you live… This past Sunday I was at my local Sam’s (Woodstock, GA) and they had six in stock at $179.00 (I had a friend looking for some, so I checked, only to find out he went with another brand the day before I found these.) They may be leftover stock, but my local Sam’s club still has them as of this past Sunday. Note: They will not allow you to purchase them online — you must come to the store in person.

Decided to “upgrade” the discolored and outdated outlets by the table and front passenger side. These originally had a 120v “RV” type receptacle, a phone jack (no longer used or needed), and a 12v outlet. You can still purchase these from REV for about $55 - IF you want the exact same thing. I decided to see what I could come up with that’s better, so.. 1. I changed the 120v outlet to a standard “Decora” type outlet and added a cover on the back for safety. 2. I removed the phone jack and replaced it with a USB outlet. 3. I 3D printed the new cover so I could make it any color I want (I chose black). 4. I kept the 12v outlet (for now). Heres my design and the finished product:

I’ve had a good experience (so far) with the Duracell AGMGC2 batteries from Sam’s Cub. Currently at $179.00/ea (they occasionally go on sale for $25 off) they are more expensive than lead-acid (and heavier), and less expensive that Lithium (and a lot heavier), but not having to worry about batteries drying out and less fumes has worked well for me. Inverter setting need to be changed - I called Magnum Tech Support and they walked me through it in about 10m. You can still ruin them by abusing them, but they’re just a little harder to ruin than lead acid. Next batteries will probably be lithium (and adding some solar panels), but there’s a lot of work other than just swapping batteries involved in changing to lithium. There are some great threads on that in this forum.

Dang! Hate you’ll miss it. Hope the surgery goes well!

And bonus! Warm buns! 🤪

Bobby boy’s post was as a comment on my profile, rather than as a post in a forum. Please note that a post like this is visible to all, not just the intended recipient. For a post to be private, you would use the messaging function. Normally I would recommend using the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of the page. Those go to all admins and are tracked to ensure they are addressed. I can tell you that over time I’ve gotten messages on my profile, in the messages section, in the contact us section, as emails to the moderator email address, to my personal email, text messages, and phone calls. No carrier pigeons yet. I’m pretty easy to get in touch with if you really want to. 🤣 That said, I will remind everyone that I’m a volunteer that still holds a “day job” and like anyone, occasionally goes off line at times. 🤪 My pay is the satisfaction of a job well done that serves our community and the occasional “attaboy” from some of y’all. 😁