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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Sincerely sorry, L & M Music, to hear of your misfortune, and I do hope you can weather the weather with the temporary repair. So far so good for us and no major incidences with this trailer but I did rip the awning on our 2000 designer when a too tight camp ground road forced me into some branches on a turn.
Dave
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02/02/10 10:24pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Tried beach balls and they worked pretty good for the flapping ... but lost 2 of them when they blew away in some really heavy wind.
CRUZ
Not to be critical of the beach ball idea but it does seem to me that the time one might want them the most would be in a really heavy wind!
On the other hand it doesn't sound to me like CRUZ's system would be much fun at the beach. Struts for the drawbridge across the sandcastle moat maybe??:B:B:B I think I'd sooner have the ball.
Cheers,
Dave
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01/31/10 07:39pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Congrats Dave onthe trip to AZ...glad to hear everything went well!
Thanks all for the good wishes on our travel south. We are enjoying the early days of our stay immensly. Cruz was right about us experiencing an aspect of Arizona weather we hadn't seen before but trust me, rain and sunny cool weather is far, far better than the bitter cold and numbing wind chill of winter at home.
We continue to be impressed with the Designer. We entertained Canadian friends who winter in a nearby retirement resort last night and the comfort afforded by this trailer with the big living room and fire place is amazing. I think it is more comfortable than many of the park models we've been in and certainly more nicely appointed.
I hope that there can be more face to face meetings in the future. You won't find a more welcoming couple than Cruz and his wife anywhere and I like to think Jan and I do O.K. for a couple of aging Canucks too. Health permitting we'll be back here again next winter probably for longer than this season. We've also got many relatives in the Seattle area who we visit often so maybe we can catch up with some of the Washington folks some day.
Cheers,
Dave
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01/25/10 05:33pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Hi All,
We beat the terrible Weather to Mesa and got here with good roads all the way from Canada (Saskatchewan). The Designer has performed perfectly in all respects despite recent rains of Biblical proportions here. We had a cool but sunny day today so I cycled the slides and dumped a small lake of water off each awning. Next task is to wash and wax the trailer.
Cruz, I sent a PM to you before I read the good news about the closure of the sale of your house. Sincere congratulations to you!
Cheers,
Dave
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01/23/10 09:44pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
We're in for a gathering...just name the place and time; actually northern Arizona or New Mexico sound pretty good to me.
M GO Blue our plans for 2010 include an August/September trip to the Atlantic provinces probably much of it in the company of my cousin from the Seattle area and her husband. We'll travel one way (eastbound probably) via the Trans Canada Highway, the return trip through the northern United States. I'd like to plan for a stop in your area to meet you. Our plans are really vague at this time but as the time gets closer and the planning further along, I'll be in touch by PM.
We've spent quite a bit of time lately getting ready for our January trip to Mesa and getting a small mountain of stuff into the trailer in anticipation of leaving right after the new year. Jan's looking forward to doing a lot of quilting and I've got a bunch of R/C airplanes and helicopters to build and fly. It's really amazing how much you can get into the storage areas of these trailers.
Merry Christmas to all.
Dave
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12/21/09 11:58pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
RE: Water Heater ... What happened ... was it not heating ??
CRUZ
The problem with the water heater occurred when we were running both propane and electric water heating simultaneously. In that condition, which is how we normally operate for quick water heat recovery, the water would heat to normal temperature initially but then it would not hold the temperature and we'd have luke warm water. I checked with an RV technician in Florence, Oregon when we were on route to Sunset Bay State Park outside of Coos Bay, and he suggested running just on the electric heater. As it turned out, and for whatever reason, the water stayed hot on just the electric heater. Apparently there are two thermostats on the hot water heater, one controlling the propane heater and the other the electric element. I assume that the thermostat on the propane side was faulty and that it somehow effected the operation of the electric heater.
In any event it is good info to know that if hot water heating issues arise that a person can try selecting the heater mode to see if it helps.
Cruz, we'll be in touch as soon as we're set up in Val Vista RV Resort. I shovelled 6" of wet snow off the drive way yesterday so so far as I'm concerned it can't be soon enough. I know I shouldn't be such an old curmugeon but at my age there's a lot to be said for winter in the desert sunshine compared to being at home in the cold and snow.
Cheers,
Dave
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12/02/09 03:47pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Happy Thanks Giving to all our American friends and best wishes for the coming holiday season.
Also congratulations Cruz, I sincerely hope that the sale of your home proceeds without any issues.
We're enjoying the first months of retirement tremendously and are looking forward to our first real "snow-birding" experience this winter when we will spend 3 months in Mesa, AZ. We'll be watching for our first opportunity weather-wise after the New Year to make our way south.
We had a couple of minor problems with the Designer while on our recent trip to Oregon, including a sticky bedroom slide and a glitchy thermostat in the water heater but our dealer claims to have fixed those issues so hopefully all will be well for this coming trip. I never did get any details on the problem with the water heater, the dealer just replaced the thermostats.
Cheers,
Dave
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11/26/09 08:46am |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
We've got a squeak just in front of the pull-out cabinet in the kitchen. I'll report it to our dealer when we get home but I think that, if it is a major repair, I may just leave it for now.
We're on our second to last day of our retirement vacation and are currently in Miles City, Montana. Snow last night and very slippery highway conditions early delayed our departure from Billings this morning but by noon the road was good, thanks to prompt work by highways crews. It's still cold and dropping to 18F tonight but the forecast is pretty good for our last home leg tomorrow.
We had a wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast but couldn't believe the number of people rv'ing this late in the season, not to mention those in tents and yurts. On many previous trips to the coast we had never seen anything like it. Other travelers reported that they were also amazed. Also many rv's on I-90 yesterday.
Except for a minor problem with the waterheater not holding temperature when using gas plus electricity for water heating (worked fine on straight electric) we've had no problems on this 6-week trip.
Cheers,
Dave
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10/09/09 03:58pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Excellent news, Cruz! Glad to hear that the repair went so well.
Our latest annoyance - Jan had the Grandkids out for a few days and to her dismay the hot water wasn't hot. Just a gush of hot then luke warm at best. Our dealer's service manager says it's a common problem with the proportional mixing valve and they will replace it tomorrow. Anyone else with this problem?
Cheers,
Dave
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08/10/09 01:05pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Wow! Sorry to hear about the damage, Cruz, but hopefully you will get it back better than new. You sure have had your trials with your local dealer.
Jan's last day of work forever is tomorrow....she is one :B:B:B Lady!
Dave
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07/29/09 07:46pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Have any others noticed fabric wear on the back of their fabric -upholstered recliners? Jan noticed that at the top left hand back corner of one recliner and at the right top back corner on the other the fabric had been cut through by a sharp-edged metal angle piece under the fabric that makes the corner tight and square. I ride with the recliners back-to-back, one covered with the vinyl cover, and tied with the strap provided but there must be sufficient movement to cause the wear and cutting. Our dealer's service manager said it was a common problem and that he will have them reupholstered under warranty.
I think that in future I'll be looking for some way to cushion the corners.
Cheers,
Dave
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07/28/09 02:03pm |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Did others get notices from their dealers or Jayco about linoleum cracking? We did and I checked out the trailer yesterday. No evidence of cracking but the lino in the bathroom and near the main entrance door was lifted and wavey rather than laying flat. The dealer will fix it but it does make one question why Jayco doesn't glue the lino down, at least in these top-end trailers.
Incidently, I formally tendered my resignation on Friday. I gave a little on the date of my last day of work but Janice and I will still begin our first retirement trip (to the Oregon Coast) before the end of August. We're really looking forward to traveling with no return to work date looming at the end of the trip.
Dave
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06/30/09 11:58am |
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RE: Designer 35RLTS and Jayco Talk...Thanks Frank!!
Well ... made a somewhat serious mistake this weekend !! Decided to go have a free lunch at one of our local Jaco dealer's anniversary sale, and check out some new rigs.
Bad idea, Cruz. Janice and I went to the dealer the other day but I phoned ahead and told them that we were NOT buying a new trailer and that no salesperson was allowed to speak to Jan. Yeah, right! The fellow who had introduced Janice to the 35RLTS last year told Jan that he would write notes. I did escape with my wallet and bank account intact.
Also thanks for the tip on how to access the shower plumbing. I wondered how to get at it.
We don't much like the see-through glass on the cabinets either and I've considered getting a auto glass company to add a more opaque film but so far haven't gotten past thinking about it.
Dave
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05/15/09 11:20am |
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