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Frederic
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Monaco
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LaPalma 37PST
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2005
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Nampa, ID
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14757 Lake Shore Drive, Nampa, Idaho, 83686
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Retired Soldier, married, two grown kids, two dogs, a cat and two Jeeps (CJ-5 & JKU). Started tent camping in 1990, bought first MH in 2002, then a few TTs, S&S camper, a restored 1976 Monaco Winchester Class C & now our 2005 LaPalma.
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World traveler for 34 of my 50 years, 21 of those spent in uniform. Polyglot, RV enthusiast & I love restoring neglected, ugly items to beautiful & loved again treasures. Camping, boating, fishing, music & spending time with my family relaxes me. I really love the simplicity of the 18th century, with the exception of witch trials, scarlet fever & hostile Indians. In my spare time, I enjoy reading well-written books. Fun fact: I ate dinner with my childhood hero Clint Eastwood at the Hog's Breath Inn in Carmel, CA, when I was 21.
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It’s called life, don’t sweat it, prayers for your MIL, she’s more important.
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Sconce Light Switch Location?
FLynes replied to Bob Wightman's topic in General Motorhome Discussion
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Sconce Light Switch Location?
FLynes replied to Bob Wightman's topic in General Motorhome Discussion
Ours is starting to do the exact same thing on our LaPalma. It’s now at the point where wiggling the switch gets it to turn on, after pushing it. The trick is now to find a new switch, preferably one that isn’t made of plastic. -
Merry Christmas to everyone! This board and its members are an invaluable source of information, to help keep our rigs beautiful and in perfect running condition. Here in Idaho, President Washington’s eggnog has been made and is awaiting merriment and toasting tomorrow evening, for our annual Christmas party. If any members happen to be near Nampa, drop by and have a cup or two!
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Kwikee Super Slide (Storage Tray)
FLynes replied to Wildwood's topic in General Motorhome Discussion
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Kwikee Super Slide (Storage Tray)
FLynes replied to Wildwood's topic in General Motorhome Discussion
AZ Expert, on YouTube, just posted a video where he built a slide out tray to hold his tool chest on his 2001 Beaver Patriot Thunder: -
Re-install TV and upgrade the receiver
FLynes replied to Martinvz's topic in Audio, Video, & Electronics
This is why, when I replaced the old RCA RT-DVD1 tuner/cd/dvd/amp head unit, I decided to do my research ad nausea, so the original speakers and subwoofer would still work, and I was fortunate enough to find that RCA made a newer head unit that not only was compatible, but also has Bluetooth as well as HDMI inputs, which works well, since Dish no longer uses RG outputs. The down side is that it’s just a tuner/amp head unit, so I had to connect a separate BluRay player, but that’s no big deal, plus the new RCA head unit weighs 1/5th that of the old RT-DVD1 unit. -
Re-install TV and upgrade the receiver
FLynes replied to Martinvz's topic in Audio, Video, & Electronics
Martin, keep an eye on that TV mount, as you drive to Florida...they're great for homes, but I wonder how the road vibration will affect its strength/integrity. I went a bit different route than you and flipped some of the original framework around, in order to bring it further forward, and mounted our TV to that. While it is fixed and doesn't swivel out at all, it is stout and has withstood multiple trips with no issues. Have fun in Florida, we'll be there in January to visit family, but we're flying. -
Your best bet is to call Lippert and give them all the numbers from your controller and motor, and they’ll tell you what you need. This is what I did, when I replaced my controller and motor last year, they were incredibly helpful.
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Even the mobile cathouse in "Smokey and the Bandit" looked nicer than this POS.
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Both my Monroney (the MSRP, as Paul wrote Monaco calls it) and my Data Card (as written on the sheet by Monaco, but Build Sheet as I call it) were in my plastic folder box. Here are the scanned sheets. I blacked out the key codes, for obvious reasons. 5B4MPA7G453398606 Monroney.pdf 5B4MPA7G453398606 Data Card.pdf
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The fact that it's a "Deseil" makes it worth $15K 🤣 Makes you wonder what the paint looked like, before that knucklehead created this abomination. A new good basic paint job is going to be at least $40K
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When I contacted Monaco about the build sheet, what they sent me was the Monroney sheet (window sticker). It wasn't until I started searching the entire coach that I found the plastic folder box that had absolutely every piece of paperwork in it, including the build sheet...it was under one of the dinette seats, next to the subwoofer. That build sheet is worth its weight in gold, as it gives you every single model # and serial # of the options installed in your coach. I was able to get a deadbolt key cut for our main door, as the key codes for all the keys were on the build sheet. A lifesaver indeed.