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Old 09-08-2018, 08:40 PM   #1
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Documenting My New 2019 Ventana being built!!

So after owning a 2007 Newmar All-star 3950 Mid-engine for 10 years, redbaron73 helped convince me to buy a new coach. I went to work getting the 2007 coach ready to sell and wound up selling it in June before I had even put it up for sale. I shopped 7 dealerships and negotiated a great deal on a new 2019 Ventana 4369. We placed the order and started the waiting game. My chassis went into building #7 to start the build last Tuesday Sept 4. I wanted to watch it being built so I made plans to be there for the tours. I was unable to be there for day 1 but did get some photos from Natalie at Newmar. I will document each day of the build with what I have. Day one was a little behind since they had a power outage on Monday.
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Old 09-08-2018, 08:47 PM   #2
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Were they open Monday? It was Labor Day. Anyway have a good time watching, two weeks to go for me.
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Old 09-08-2018, 08:57 PM   #3
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Sounds like fun.....we plan on doing the same thing. Will see if our dealer has build date info on Tuesday. Coach is expected to be delivered November 6th.
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So after owning a 2007 Newmar All-star 3950 Mid-engine for 10 years, redbaron73 helped convince me to buy a new coach. I went to work getting the 2007 coach ready to sell and wound up selling it in June before I had even put it up for sale. I shopped 7 dealerships and negotiated a great deal on a new 2019 Ventana 4369. We placed the order and started the waiting game. My chassis went into building #7 to start the build last Tuesday Sept 4. I wanted to watch it being built so I made plans to be there for the tours. I was unable to be there for day 1 but did get some photos from Natalie at Newmar. I will document each day of the build with what I have. Day one was a little behind since they had a power outage on Monday.
Day 1 pics.
On day one they only install any slide that has plumbing in it cause the plumbing is all done early in the build process so it can be tested several times.Attachment 218169Attachment 218170
Build process "Day 2" 10:00am tour:

By the time I was able to see the coach on Day 2 it was about 10:30 and they had been starting at 5:00am trying to make up for the lost time due to the power outage.Click image for larger version

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So after owning a 2007 Newmar All-star 3950 Mid-engine for 10 years, redbaron73 helped convince me to buy a new coach. I went to work getting the 2007 coach ready to sell and wound up selling it in June before I had even put it up for sale. I shopped 7 dealerships and negotiated a great deal on a new 2019 Ventana 4369. We placed the order and started the waiting game. My chassis went into building #7 to start the build last Tuesday Sept 4. I wanted to watch it being built so I made plans to be there for the tours. I was unable to be there for day 1 but did get some photos from Natalie at Newmar. I will document each day of the build with what I have. Day one was a little behind since they had a power outage on Monday.
Day 1 pics.
On day one they only install any slide that has plumbing in it cause the plumbing is all done early in the build process so it can be tested several times.Attachment 218169Attachment 218170
Build process "Day 2" 10:00am tour:

By the time I was able to see the coach on Day 2 it was about 10:30 and they had been starting at 5:00am trying to make up for the lost time due to the power outage. They had the interior ceiling up and cabinets were going in. Lots of wiring going on and accesdirie6being installed.Attachment 218174Attachment 218175Attachment 218176Attachment 218177Attachment 218178Attachment 218179Attachment 218180Attachment 218181Attachment 218182
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Build process "Day 2" 10:00am tour:

By the time I was able to see the coach on Day 2 it was about 10:30 and they had been starting at 5:00am trying to make up for the lost time due to the power outage. They had the interior ceiling up and cabinets were going in. Lots of wiring going on and accesdirie6being installed.Attachment 218174Attachment 218175Attachment 218176Attachment 218177Attachment 218178Attachment 218179Attachment 218180Attachment 218181Attachment 218182
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Day 2 afternoon tour shows some progress but not nearly as much as seen in the morning tours because they were starting at 5:00 am and we weren't getting to see it till 10:30 or 11:00 am. Then it was just about 2 hours when we would see it on the afternoon tour.Attachment 218186Attachment 218187Attachment 218188Attachment 218190Attachment 218191Attachment 218193Attachment 218194Attachment 218195Attachment 218196
Day 3 Morning tour shows a lot of changes with the front and rear caps put on and the lighting all lit up. The windshield is already installed in the front cap before the cap is installed. The optional fiberglass roof is installed at this point. Washer and dryer installed etc.Click image for larger version

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Day 3 Morning tour shows a lot of changes with the front and rear caps put on and the lighting all lit up. The windshield is already installed in the front cap before the cap is installed. The optional fiberglass roof is installed at this point. Washer and dryer installed etc.Attachment 218201Attachment 218203Attachment 218206Attachment 218208Attachment 218209Attachment 218211Attachment 218212Attachment 218214Attachment 218215
Day 3 afternoon tour I find my coach with all slides instalked including the full wall slide. The furniture is already installed in the full wall slide. I had to leave after this tour so the next time I see it, it will be finished. I CAN'T WAIT. SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE MONTH[emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3] Click image for larger version

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Thank you for the tour, I’d find it a hard wait until the end of the month.
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Were they open Monday? It was Labor Day. Anyway have a good time watching, two weeks to go for me.
Not sure, they were talking about it being the previous day but they may have meant the previous "work" and referring to Friday.
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Where are you staying?
I actually stayed in Elkhart at the Comfort Suites and drove over each morning. Only 20 minutes. There are a couple of pretty basic places in Napannee but I didn't try them.
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Day 3 afternoon tour I find my coach with all slides instalked including the full wall slide. The furniture is already installed in the full wall slide. I had to leave after this tour so the next time I see it, it will be finished. I CAN'T WAIT. SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THE MONTH[emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3] Attachment 218227Attachment 218228Attachment 218229Attachment 218230Attachment 218231Attachment 218232Attachment 218233Attachment 218234Attachment 218235
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Thank you for the tour, I’d find it a hard wait until the end of the month.
No problem, glad to share. Yes waiting won't be fun but have no choice.
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