Pirate Camp Winter Season 2022-23

[abnorm]

Lots of projects started........no finished pictures yet

Here's today's ONE and DONE project.........Phone call from HOWA........NEW "Custom" seat base in an Astro

Barb.........one of last years van recipients.........Purchased a Retail $400 swivel +........

The PDF instructions indicated Grinding and Drilling necessary !


The swivel is also a replacement seat BASE........massive


The work required (8) thick rivets to be ground away


And the (4) end Rivets drilled out to accept 5/16" bolts.............. I have a VISE among my Vices


Here we have the end result......Seat.......Curved slides.........and swivel base.........All attached

You can see some rivets that were not completely removed.....(not necessary)



And the final install.....same height as the Driver seat........Locked in place

Hours !.............maybe 4 hours............Thank-You Jason

 

[NctryBen]

Nice work Doug.

 

[RvNaut]

Thank-You Jason

Most Welcome....

That was a serious peice of hardware... I'd guess that swivel rig weighed 25#s.. over built like crazy... eliminating the rivets was the worst of it, but getting it out was also interesting... then there was the in/out/in/out at the end finally undertsanding how the lock would need to be positioned to lock the seat when facing forward... we claimed victory eventually...

 

[maki2]

Jason I guess that job now qualifies you as an apprentice seaman. But a long ways to go to become the bosun’s mate.

 

[RvNaut]

We share Pirate camp with all manner of neighbors....

 

[abnorm]

Soup ?

 

[Morgana]

 

[jacqueg]

If you don't know who the soup is...

 

[abnorm]

"No Soup for You ! "




We continue to work on Dianne's Nissan Rogue................

We've removed the backseat and built a new plywood platform


Dianne is painting the raw plywood platform..............SWEAT EQUITY in the desert



She decided to eliminate the front passenger seat also.........break out the Big Impact wrench




............................and moments later the space is empty....................Space: a New Frontier


There's lots more to come............................Welcome to Pirate Camp

 

[tx2sturgis]

Pics and it IS happening...this is so cool....

 

[RvNaut]

Actual vertical partitions are rumored for the afternoon tea session.

 

[Wordfarrier]

Lots of projects started........no finished pictures yet

Here's today's ONE and DONE project.........Phone call from HOWA........NEW "Custom" seat base in an Astro

Barb.........one of last years van recipients.........Purchased a Retail $400 swivel +........

The PDF instructions indicated Grinding and Drilling necessary !

View attachment 32982
The swivel is also a replacement seat BASE........massive

View attachment 32983
The work required (8) thick rivets to be ground away

View attachment 32984
And the (4) end Rivets drilled out to accept 5/16" bolts.............. I have a VISE among my Vices

View attachment 32985
Here we have the end result......Seat.......Curved slides.........and swivel base.........All attached

You can see some rivets that were not completely removed.....(not necessary)

View attachment 32986

And the final install.....same height as the Driver seat........Locked in place

Hours !.............maybe 4 hours............Thank-You Jason

Thank you again and again for the brains, muscle, tools, and know-how to “git ‘er done” for me. I paid about $285 (scratch and dent discount, but neither of those was evident.) I’m very happy with the improvement to my home on wheels! Barbara

 

[abnorm]

Welcome to the Forum.......and you're Welcome

 

[RvNaut]

 

[abnorm]

My Hero........................

 

[abnorm]

Another installment of Pirate Camp..................

Janell owns an "experienced" RV...........now She needs a solid Panel between the Bedroom and Kitchen



The kitchen is tired......molding needs REinstalled.....caulking !



It all starts on the saw table......Cut....sanded....routed edge.....sanded again........need some filler on the B side

AND OIL BASED PAINT..................



And installed.......there's more caulking to do but we'll call this a final

Now Ann has a Truck camper that's seen better days............she also has a Honey-Do list



The broken Tail light was an easy fix........fit a new fixture after soldering the wires



Next it was the broken ceiling hatch




A broken NYLON Bushing is giving me trouble.................ACE is the Place.....I wish.....None in Pahrump



It was a little windy last Sunday.................Later


Arrrgh !

 

[RvNaut]

A broken NYLON Bushing is giving me trouble.

A case for a 3d printer...

 

[maki2]

Hobby type 3D printers do not print in Nylon plastics.

There is a Hardware store just east of Basin right off the highway. They have a building in the back with those sets of small drawers full of individual hardware items. Of course you won’t know until you go look in person if they have any of the right size nylon bushings. You can order it online from McMaster Carr, pricey but better than no bushing.

 

[abnorm]

^ ^^ Thanks

I was reminded what a wreck that sink area was today.......The RV was here for 4 hours !.....(well there are always the required "Safety Meetings" )......The particle board was seriously damaged.....sink counter/cabinet pulled 3/4" from the wall.........The white board is plastic exterior trim....cut to fit the space....generously Latex CAULKED in place as an adhesive....later latex caulk will waterproof the seams

The rubber T-molding fit a now sloppy particleboard groove in the countertop.........It took TWO packages of JB Weld for the front trim....and about a dozen clamps and masking tape

The panel is "Bolt and Nut" connected to the top cabinet, countertop and base cabinet.....all to one new "Normal"

Because Silicone was used in the past .....I'll use clear silicone for REsealing the existing sink/countertop joins

 

[RvNaut]

I was reminded what a wreck that sink area was today

..this is classic remodeling... "all we wanted to do was fix "this" and ended up finding so much more needing done!!"