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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Well trying to squeeze my head and the upper part...

Well trying to squeeze my head and the upper part of my 6'6" 240 lb frame in through that battery/maintenance hatch on the front was like putting 10lb of rocks in a 5lb bag, but I got it done. The...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-18-2016, 11:22 AM

Replies: 7

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

I've already used that one and a few other words...

I've already used that one and a few other words too!

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-18-2016, 11:20 AM

Replies: 7

Views: 1,188

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Thanks, but my front cowl is all one piece and it...

Thanks, but my front cowl is all one piece and it looks like I'm gonna have to take that headlight out via the battery/oil/water access door....:banghead:

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-18-2016, 11:13 AM

Replies: 7

Views: 1,188

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Already went to QT#3....Good stuff, but no info...

Already went to QT#3....Good stuff, but no info for me. Appreciate the Brochure and Owners Manual but the original owner still had both in the coach when I bought it. I'll try the contacts, but I...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-17-2016, 07:56 PM

Replies: 7

Views: 1,188

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Early 2009 Baystar Headlamp

Search didn't help! :banghead:

Passenger side headlamp is burned out. This is NOT one of those "reach in and turn halogen bulbs", it's a Wagner dual sealed beam 2B1 with a three prong plug setup...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-17-2016, 07:13 PM

Replies: 3

Solar Panel on a Baystar?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Thank you sir!

Thank you sir!

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-03-2016, 07:13 AM

Replies: 3

Solar Panel on a Baystar?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Solar Panel on a Baystar?

OK, I give up! There's a small solar panel on the roof of my 2009 Baystar. I've beat myself up trying to figure out where the wires go. :banghead: I'm making the assumption that it's a battery...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-03-2016, 06:34 AM

Replies: 4

How to add a 2nd 12VDC receptacle to the dash

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Good info.... Adding a second 12V lighter plug on...

Good info.... Adding a second 12V lighter plug on the dash is next on my list!

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-03-2016, 06:30 AM

Replies: 17

Bad Michelin 365 Tire? Centramatics the solution?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Bingo! (Right now I don't have a vibration...

Bingo!

(Right now I don't have a vibration or balance issue, but the centramatics are on my list for the next set of tires) :thumb:

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-02-2016, 07:42 PM

Replies: 40

2016 Bay Star- No voltage to charge pin at rear

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

I already have a fuse on the coach and one in the...

I already have a fuse on the coach and one in the jeep at the battery. I'm just adding the diode in line to eliminate backfeed when I shut the coach down... :)

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-02-2016, 02:24 PM

Replies: 40

2016 Bay Star- No voltage to charge pin at rear

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Update: Well, read and re-read bunches of posts...

Update: Well, read and re-read bunches of posts on lots of forums regarding the 12V aux charge line . Pretty even split between diode & no diode in charge line.......BUT since I'm a "belt &...

Trailer dealer said no brakes necessary?? Also, question about dual axle.

09-30-2016, 08:09 PM

Replies: 16

Views: 2,791

Posted By Hunt n Fish

This link may help........ Towing Laws |...

This link may help........

Towing Laws | BrakeBuddy - Braking systems for motorhomes towing a vehicle (https://www.brakebuddy.com/towing-laws)

In Texas anything over 4500 lbs has to have brakes...

09-30-2016, 10:58 AM

Replies: 19

The horror . .. .. . The horror. ... . . The horror

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Yep! Us too........ (but we do carry a 10gal...

Yep! Us too........ (but we do carry a 10gal tote tank just in case)

09-30-2016, 10:49 AM

Replies: 63

How old were you when... ?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

67 years old. Started camping with my Aunt &...

67 years old. Started camping with my Aunt & Uncle when I was 7 in 1956. Tent was a surplus Army HQ tent. Bought a slide in PU camper in 1975. Had 5 trailers (2 tongue pulls and 3 - 5ers) until...

09-30-2016, 10:40 AM

Replies: 34

OOPS!

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Just can't do nuthin' right! Shoulda measured to...

Just can't do nuthin' right! Shoulda measured to be sure the whole thing would fit... :facepalm:

09-30-2016, 10:14 AM

Replies: 29

Tow dolly

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Belt & Suspenders man here! Never caught with...

Belt & Suspenders man here! Never caught with pants down.....:cool:

Flat tow the Grand Cherokee & have an Acme dolly for her Front Wheel Drive Escape. Dolly has surge brakes and I've got a Brake...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

09-30-2016, 09:57 AM

Replies: 21

Impact of Options, or the Price of Ignorance

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

AMEN! ......especially those pulling 5ers and...

AMEN! ......especially those pulling 5ers and TT's

FWIW - I'm one of those that takes everything that goes in the RV and weighs it. A couple of things I've learned after 7 RVs is (1) If you...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

09-30-2016, 09:17 AM

Replies: 40

2016 Bay Star- No voltage to charge pin at rear

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Was wanting to add a 12V aux power to the 7 pin...

Was wanting to add a 12V aux power to the 7 pin on my 2009 Baystar. After reading several posts I went right under the dash and found both the orange & black wires. Stripped the black wire back about...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

09-30-2016, 09:10 AM

Replies: 11

Charge line-20 amp relay?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Was wanting to add a 12V aux power to the 7 pin...

Was wanting to add a 12V aux power to the 7 pin on my 2009 Baystar. I went right under the dash and found both the orange & black wires. Stripped the black wire back about 1/4 inch & then went to the...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

09-30-2016, 08:43 AM

Replies: 6

What and Where are extra wires from rear

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Shout out to you guys for posting this! Was...

Shout out to you guys for posting this! Was wanting to add a 12V aux power to the 7 pin on my 2009 Baystar. After reading this I went right under the dash and found both the orange & black wires....

09-30-2016, 07:58 AM

Replies: 6

Trickle Charge wire for Toad

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Shout out to you guys for posting this! :thumb: ...

Shout out to you guys for posting this! :thumb: Was wanting to add a 12V aux power to the 7 pin on my 2009 Baystar. After reading this I went right under the dash and found both the orange & black...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

01-19-2016, 08:14 PM

Replies: 1

Another Atwood Levelegs Issue - 1 stuck up

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Another Atwood Levelegs Issue - 1 stuck up

2009 Newmar Baystar.....Atwood Levelegs Jacks were working fine until last weekend. Went to extend and they all started down, but the passenger rear went about 1/2 inch and clutched out. Green...

Forum: Camping Locations, Plans & Trip Reports

10-29-2015, 01:46 PM

Replies: 30

High Elevation Camping

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Schedule your stops so you are gaining altitude...

Schedule your stops so you are gaining altitude each day. This along with slowly increasing your water intake, as others have mentioned, will help you acclimate quicker. You don't have to drown...

Forum: Military / Veteran RVing

10-23-2015, 08:27 AM

Replies: 1,630

Sticky: Poll: With which branch of the military did you serve?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

U. S. Navy 69 - 72 VC-5 Vietnam (Danang AFB) &...

U. S. Navy 69 - 72
VC-5 Vietnam (Danang AFB) & Okinawa "69 & 70 (Naha AFB), EOD Grp 2 & Naval Inshore Warfare (Fort Story & Littlecreek VA) '71 & 72 :thumb:

"Agent Orange - The gift that keeps...

10-22-2015, 06:43 PM

Replies: 15

NC Class B License -- Done!

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

I had a full blown CDL "A" for years, but I knew...

I had a full blown CDL "A" for years, but I knew I wasn't ever going to drive an 18 wheeler again in anything short of a full blown emergency so I trotted down to my local Texas DMV office and told...

10-21-2015, 08:15 PM

Replies: 95

Does your coach have a name?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Our first small trailer was trimmed in green and...

Our first small trailer was trimmed in green and my Chevy 3/4 ton looked like a frog so we called it the Lilly Pad. The trailer we just traded was Lilly Pad #6 and the Class "A" we just bought will...

Forum: New Member Check-In

10-21-2015, 08:03 PM

Replies: 11

new rver, question about city water hookup

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Probably do now! That was several years ago. I'm...

Probably do now! That was several years ago. I'm sure there probably was some kind of reducer in the city line, but after I saw that I started putting my press. reg. on the faucet........:)

Forum: New Member Check-In

10-19-2015, 08:11 PM

Replies: 11

new rver, question about city water hookup

Views: 758

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Make sure the washer at the hose/rv hook up is...

Make sure the washer at the hose/rv hook up is still good. Pressure regulator might be in order too. I started putting my regulator at the faucet ahead of the hose after seeing a gentleman hook to...

Forum: Camping Locations, Plans & Trip Reports

10-19-2015, 07:57 PM

Replies: 30

High Elevation Camping

Views: 2,973

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Check out Sportsmans RV Park outside of Pagosa...

Check out Sportsmans RV Park outside of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Good trout fishing & good sitting. Also if you want to be a little closer to town look into Snowy Peaks or Arrowhead Point in Buena...

Forum: New Member Check-In

10-19-2015, 07:47 PM

Replies: 9

Total Newbie - Still Exploring

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

This is good advice! Although we had 6 RV's all...

This is good advice! Although we had 6 RV's all trailers & fivers over 3 decades, we realized we were never going to be full timers and like to visit a lot of out of the way places (State Parks &...

Forum: New Rig Show-Off!

10-19-2015, 07:01 PM

Replies: 9

RV #7 (1st Motorhome)

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

RV #7 (1st Motorhome)

Well, after 30+ years, 1 slide-in truck camper, 2 tongue pulls, and 3 fiver's we finally moved into a Class A.

After 2 years looking we had just about given up and were going back for another...

Forum: Newmar Owner's Forum

10-19-2015, 06:28 PM

Replies: 16

Removing the front TV

Views: 5,399

Posted By Hunt n Fish

What everyone else said........ Needed to...

What everyone else said........

Needed to access front TV in my Baystar 3202. It also has the louvered vent at the rear of the cabinet up near the windshield. Per conversation with Newmar: The...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

02-23-2015, 01:39 PM

Replies: 16

Keystone reviews????

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

2011 Keystone Laredo bought new...... Only 2...

2011 Keystone Laredo bought new......

Only 2 issues.

(1) Hole in floor under bathroom shower drain had to be enlarged so plumbing would not bind while standing in/using the shower. Dealer...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

02-23-2015, 01:24 PM

Replies: 2

After 2 years........

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

After 2 years........

...and a whole bunch of looking we decided to stay with our trailer. The DW and I looked and looked, spent hours going over specs, making choices on "A" or "C" motorhomes and actually narrowed it...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

04-08-2014, 08:51 AM

Replies: 25

Fiberglass Front Cap: Desireable Feature?

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

Very true! However, my current trailer front cap...

Very true! However, my current trailer front cap does not have any forward facing seams subject to direct air/water assault when running through a rainstorm going down the highway at 60mph. Having...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

04-08-2014, 08:36 AM

Replies: 10

How to crank electric TT jack

Views: 1,314

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Glad it's working out for ya! BTW (since...

Glad it's working out for ya!

BTW (since it's not a bind/breaker issue), I would add that most of those jacks have the foot shaft attached to the threaded jack shaft with a "bronze" nut The nut...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

04-06-2014, 10:38 AM

Replies: 25

Fiberglass Front Cap: Desireable Feature?

Views: 20,301

Posted By Hunt n Fish

After having repairs made on a standard front...

After having repairs made on a standard front from a water leak at the front seam, I won't ever have a TT or 5er without a front cap that overlaps the top & sides.

My leak was generally on the...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

04-06-2014, 09:55 AM

Replies: 10

How to crank electric TT jack

Views: 1,314

Posted By Hunt n Fish

FWIW - Somewhere in the mix is probably an "auto"...

FWIW - Somewhere in the mix is probably an "auto" reset circuit breaker. It may trip if the load is too great on the tongue jack or it's in a bind. Within a few seconds after you release the up/down...

Forum: Travel Trailer Discussion

04-06-2014, 09:46 AM

Replies: 906

Poll: What's your age and what do you tow?

Views: 239,990

Posted By Hunt n Fish

64 (Both of us) Retired (Both of us) :thumb: ...

64 (Both of us) Retired (Both of us) :thumb:

Pulling a 2011 Keystone Laredo 298RE 34.5' TT with a F150 FX4 Crewcab EcoBoost. Been through a tent, slide-in, 20' TT, 3-5ers and the current TT over...

04-04-2014, 09:47 AM

Replies: 10

Poll: Water system question

Views: 1,444

Posted By Hunt n Fish

You are absolutely correct. Most of the newer...

You are absolutely correct. Most of the newer pumps will run dry for an extended amount of time, but if you happen to be in an older unit you just might have to replace a a pump or part. I also...

Forum: Class A Motorhome Discussions

04-02-2014, 10:26 AM

Replies: 116

Texas Class B Licensing - Catch 22

Views: 12,740

Posted By Hunt n Fish

Had an "A CDL" for years, but finally decided I...

Had an "A CDL" for years, but finally decided I wouldn't be driving anything needing a CDL anymore. Went to Texas DPS and they simply changed it over to an "Class A Non-CDL" and waived all the tests...

04-02-2014, 09:43 AM

Replies: 10

Poll: Water system question

Views: 1,444

Posted By Hunt n Fish

We turn it off when we're though with the water....

We turn it off when we're though with the water. It gets to be a habit after a while.

I certainly don't want to hit the campground with a trailer full of "wet", an empty tank, and a burnt up pump...

04-02-2014, 09:34 AM

Replies: 9

Mystery fresh water disappearance

Views: 1,545

Posted By Hunt n Fish

FWIW - Quick fix Sounds like weak spring or...

FWIW - Quick fix

Sounds like weak spring or dirt in the check valve at the city hook up on your unit. After closing the park handle, you might be able to just walk inside, open a faucet & flip...

12-03-2013, 04:43 PM

Replies: 8

Ranger as a toad

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Posted By Hunt n Fish

The kit was mentioned in the "Sticky" about "Good...

The kit was mentioned in the "Sticky" about "Good News from Ford".

Good News For Ford TOADs

I was perusing another RV oriented website and the discussion in a thread caught my eye. The...