A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby hankaye » Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:54 pm

Prem, Howdy;

Nobody ever said a tag line better so, I'll leave it to the pros;
might need to adjust the volume up a tad...
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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:49 pm

Humm,

Went to the big supermarket, looked for Bartles & James wine coolers and only found NASCAR labeled Budwiser.

Oh well. No being out in nature for me in my monster mudder pick 'em up truck.

I must be a Mexican. I came home with a half pint of Jose Cuervo instead.

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:41 am

New Skylight for Art Studio in Cargo Trailer
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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby hankaye » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:25 am

Prem, Howdy;

How/where ya been this time?

Good to see ya back and posting.

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:29 pm

Thanks Hank. I bean good. You?

Off to southern Mexico in a month. Painting pictures in my trailer until then. (I really like the new skylight. Got two now. Contemplating a third. Might take out the crank up vent and put in a 14 x 14 inch skylight, with a big rig air vent in front, the kind that opens forward or reverse.)
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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby hankaye » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:24 pm

Prem, Howdy;

Sounds like a plan ... but if you put one of those two-way vents in ya
might want to put a second one in on the opposite side and at the far
end form the first one. Better ventilation thata-way and helps remove
the paint and thinner fumes.
Do ya think they have the damage from Odeil (sp?) fixed=up by the
time you land there???

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby OverTheTopCargoTrailer » Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:56 pm

Prem wrote:New Skylight for Art Studio in Cargo Trailer
124638
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I think I'm going blind ...... Must be from looking at to many trailer pictures
My vision is really blurry all of a sudden :cry: :cry: HELP !!
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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:11 pm

if you put one of those two-way vents in ya might want to put a second one in on the opposite side and at the far end form the first one. Better ventilation thata-way and helps remove the paint and thinner fumes. Do ya think they have the damage from Odeil (sp?) fixed=up by the
time you land there???


Hank,

Good idea, but I've already got multiple vents on both ends and the side. :fan: The crank up vent is mostly to let the heat out, and so will it be for its replacement, if I get around to it. New vent: http://imageshack.us/a/img17/9241/sidevent.jpg

The hurricane that hit Baja did a lot of damage. I don't go to Baja. I go way south on the mainland of Mexico, to Zihuatanejo and the beaches of Oaxaca. :icedtea:

Jerry,

Yeah, sorry about the fuzziness of that last photo, but I got a new camera with 7 megapixels. We have to reduce that way, way down in a photo editor to get it to comply with the limits here on the forum. I got it a bit too small, but click on it to see it larger. :pictures: The new skylight is glowing with white light in the photo. :D
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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby hankaye » Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:58 am

Prem, Howdy;

I'm very familiar with those vents, used to have one on each side of the sleeper
in the big trucks I used to drive. I liked the way I could open it in either direction.
I used to think how it would have been nice if they would have been mounted
with the long side running fore an aft, so I could keep them open while it was raining
and I was parked and trying to get a nap.

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:25 am

Hank,

Yeah, those vents can be hard to open and close, plus they don't come with screens to keep bugs out. I got mine at the swap meet for $1 but it didn't come with the trim ring. NG. Might have to buy a new one with trim ring and the big plastic handle (easier to open and close).

:thinking:

Here's a perfect replacement size skylight for a 14 x 14 inch crank-up vent:

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http://mobilehomepartsstore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=550100

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:01 am

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:19 am

A "Roswell" Cathedral?

This guy's "driverless sleeper car" has me beat when it comes to skylights:

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby hankaye » Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:03 pm

Prem, Howdy;

Mork calling Orsen ..... I'm having technicolor dreams now .....

nan-noo , nan-noo.

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby Prem » Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:42 pm

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Re: A 12 ft. FEATHERLITE conversion

Postby lrrowe » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:26 am

This guy has some great photos. I like his way of framing the subject. Wish I could do that.
And his colors are so brilliant too. Nice post Prem.
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