Our Location today is Moore Haven, Florida, U.S.A.
After the rain subsided last night we were both able to have
a restful sleep with the windows slightly ajar. As usual I was awake before Kathy
but just laid on the bed watching her peacefully breathe as she slept. Then my
back told me it was time to start moving. The first thing I did was to check
the weather aps that I have on my computer for the area. From what I was
looking at my best chance to finish installing the stabilizers would be before
11:00 this morning as there were more showers forecasted afterwards.
Kathy was up shortly after 8:00 so as soon as we’d had our
breakfast I didn’t wait long to get back outside. No matter what the job is you
do in a RV Park you are bound to have problems and today’s was simple. While
installing the stabilizers you have to totally retract the rear jacks in order
to find the exact location on the frame rail to install the mounts. The
instructions recommend that you mount the T-pin tightener on the top side of
the stabilizer. Doing so would hit on one of the brace arms of the telescoping
jack so the only alternative I had was to install them on the bottom side. The
problem here will be that I’ll have to remove the T-pins from those two
stabilizers so I don’t lose them going down the road when we travel.
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| The rear Stabilizers with the T-Pins facing down. I didn't think to take the picture before stowing things back under the trailer. |
I had that job finished before 11:00 so then I didn’t have
to worry about the forecasted rain. Kathy was again researching different RV
destinations for next year on the computer when I snugged the jacks up. She
could feel no sway in the trailer as the stabilizers held the jacks snug in
their positions removing the play from the jack sleeves. Kathy said now she
doesn’t have to have sea legs to walk in the trailer.
I’d promised Rick and Elaine that I would look at their
truck and trailer to give him ideas of how to do both jobs. The tape measure
was kept busy on the truck and I also was laying under their trailer making
certain that he could install stabilizers on it. Rick actually waited to see
how our trailer turned out before committing to doing the same to their trailer.
He also wasn’t sure how he’d fasten the cross-over braces in place so I verified
where they would connect.
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| This Handle will also protect the screen. |
It was 12:30 by the time I got back to the trailer so we
could have lunch. Since it hadn’t rained yet I took the time to install the
Screen Door Cross Bar we’d also purchased at Camping World. With Kathy’s arthritis
in her hands she has difficulty gripping the large plastic knob to close the
door. It only took me fifteen minutes to install it and it also made the door
more rigid. Kathy loves it.
We went for a late afternoon bicycle ride around the park
down towards the marina. On our return trip Kathy stopped at the trailer
because the warm temps and high humidity were too much for her. I continued
around the rest of the park even stopping at the office to pick up our mail.
I thought that I’d be grilling our supper on the Weber but
when I went outside to warm it up there was lots of fallout from the burning of
nearby sugar cane fields. When all else fails we had Spaghetti and Meatballs
cooked on the stove. When the dishes had been washed we were able to sit
outside and admire the amazing sunset behind the clouds. As of this writing we
haven’t had any rain here today as predicted.
Tomorrow I have to straighten out the basement and we’re
waiting for a special delivery. Thanks for following along and feel free to
leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
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no questions and hear no lies.
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