Discovery Our Jayco Discovery
- Thread starter Moto Mech
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Added some grip to caravan step today. Painted step with a thick coat of paint then sptinckled oven dried sand onto wet paint, should stop any unwanted slip ups.
Love that idea. My eldest boy slipped when we were away and he has a huge scar on his bum as a result. He was lucky not to break anything or get stitches
Getting closer to life on the road, 3 months of work left, 15 days to pack/sell all our goodies here then on the boat to the big island for one massive adventure for "who knows how long".
Yes, there will be times we need to work to top up the funds but hopefully they come in the form of house sitting stations, caravan park work etc.
We have 10 days to get from Melb to Miles Qld where we will celebrate chrissy with family, then we're booked into Q tower at surfers paradise for a week in feb, after that we're free as birds.
We want to go as far north as Elim Beach but dont want to be around Nth Qld in cyclone season so will doodle about till thats over.
Owwwww, the butter flies are building
Yes, there will be times we need to work to top up the funds but hopefully they come in the form of house sitting stations, caravan park work etc.
We have 10 days to get from Melb to Miles Qld where we will celebrate chrissy with family, then we're booked into Q tower at surfers paradise for a week in feb, after that we're free as birds.
We want to go as far north as Elim Beach but dont want to be around Nth Qld in cyclone season so will doodle about till thats over.
Owwwww, the butter flies are building
My god I count wait till our travel plan sounds like that we're a couple of years away from that though. If you head to the south west I've got a spot in my driveway your welcome to for a couple of day.
Got out for a few days in van last weekend, first one since winter finished.
Turned water pump on to find it wouldnt prime up, stuffed around for awhile to get air out of system only to find a burst pipe under van(frost split it), cut hose and kinked off. Back into van to try water to find mixer tap wont stop running. Pulled apart to find a blown seal in it so for rest of weekend we had to turn pump off everytime we finished with water.
After arriving home I went to turn 12v power off to fridge to find switch stuffed and wont turn off. Has always been abit funny but finally died.
So spent last week repairing hoses(12mm push on airline hose conectors), replaced mixer and waiting for 12v switch(ordered 4, plenty of spares).
Still had a great weekend and easy fixes.
Turned water pump on to find it wouldnt prime up, stuffed around for awhile to get air out of system only to find a burst pipe under van(frost split it), cut hose and kinked off. Back into van to try water to find mixer tap wont stop running. Pulled apart to find a blown seal in it so for rest of weekend we had to turn pump off everytime we finished with water.
After arriving home I went to turn 12v power off to fridge to find switch stuffed and wont turn off. Has always been abit funny but finally died.
So spent last week repairing hoses(12mm push on airline hose conectors), replaced mixer and waiting for 12v switch(ordered 4, plenty of spares).
Still had a great weekend and easy fixes.
Just had our last camp in Tassie before we head off touring the mainland for 12+ months mid next month.
Hooked fridge up day before and noticed temp was hetting hotter, not colder. Last time we were away the 12v switch melted on way home and was replaced. Tried fridge on 12v and switch heated up to point of melting
New Dometic 2350 fridge on order which is the replacement model for our RM4400.
Also water pressure has been slowly dropping off to the point that showering was a pain so have ordered a new water pump also.
I suppose its better to happen here than on the road.
Hooked fridge up day before and noticed temp was hetting hotter, not colder. Last time we were away the 12v switch melted on way home and was replaced. Tried fridge on 12v and switch heated up to point of melting
New Dometic 2350 fridge on order which is the replacement model for our RM4400.
Also water pressure has been slowly dropping off to the point that showering was a pain so have ordered a new water pump also.
I suppose its better to happen here than on the road.
Looks tops are you happy with the brush / roller finish?
What did you use as the trim around the lip of the step to hide the join?
Also did you use an edging were the new floor meets the cupboards?
Very happy with brush finish but my mate who did it was a pro painter for 10 odd years.
The edge around step is just 90 deg alloy edging, it was already there around lino so simply reused it.
The strips just butt up against cupboards etc. they can be stuck down but ive layed them pretty tight fit and they stay put.
The edge around step is just 90 deg alloy edging, it was already there around lino so simply reused it.
The strips just butt up against cupboards etc. they can be stuck down but ive layed them pretty tight fit and they stay put.
Ok, new fridge is in, a Dometic 2350, Ive since heard that this fridge is useless in the tropics
Ours is marked ST for sub tropical which is ment to handle temps to 36 deg C.
After doing some research on proper venting, Ive made a deflector plate to fit above the fridge which directs air out the vent not letting it circulate around fridge cavity. I am also making a insulation bat 'sausage' to fit down beside fridge to also stop air circulating around fridge.
Finally Ive wired in a computer fan to draw air through and out top vent. I didnt go the automatic setup but simply fitted a on/off switch to fridge control panel
Ours is marked ST for sub tropical which is ment to handle temps to 36 deg C.
After doing some research on proper venting, Ive made a deflector plate to fit above the fridge which directs air out the vent not letting it circulate around fridge cavity. I am also making a insulation bat 'sausage' to fit down beside fridge to also stop air circulating around fridge.
Finally Ive wired in a computer fan to draw air through and out top vent. I didnt go the automatic setup but simply fitted a on/off switch to fridge control panel