Tank valve wars, part 3.

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OK, Lee decided to start another round of valve work before noon. Took the new valve apart, checked the seals and all was fine. Hmmm. Put it all back and presto, no more leak.

Then it was time to put the other end of the valve rod into place. It was about this time that Lee again observed that (1) RVs are generally cheaply built and (2) that RV maintenance folks will find the cheapest and quickest way to get things done on an RV. In this chapter, it started when we bought the solar panels. They needed to be wired to the batteries, which are in the front locker on the Schooner. Well, those wires were pulled through any nook, cranny, hold, crevasse, etc. that was available, including the same holes used for the tank valve rods. Grrr. After some drilling, cutting and filing, the new valve rod was in place (without injuring the solar panel wires). OK, that's enough laying on his back on the ground for day three.

While we're bitching, do you remember what the electrical plug looked like in the garage in the movie Christmas Vacation That's what the plumbing looks like in the underbelly of the Schooner.

Lez notes: Schooner maintenance time. Lee was busy all day working on dfferent parts of the Schooner, as the 11 years of use are starting to show.

Meanwhile, I spent a lot of time in my quilt block design world on the computer and joined a Zoom session with a group of Stony Plain quilters as they quilted from their own sewing rooms.

Hobbes continues to amaze us, as he wanders his "territory" and wanders back home to the Schooner for food and naps.

After a great dinner of BBQ ribs and a salad, we wandered over to our host's firepit, and spent another evening chatting and roasting marshmallows! Goes well with an ice wine.