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Post by The Pink Sheep on Apr 26, 2013 22:27:52 GMT -5
The owner said that it is already called for.
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mindy
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Post by mindy on Apr 26, 2013 23:53:40 GMT -5
Good luck to them...
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Post by mobiltec on Apr 27, 2013 22:51:29 GMT -5
I hope they come here and show us what they got and what the do with it.
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Post by daisydunnagan on Apr 28, 2013 13:52:20 GMT -5
3 1/2 hour ferry ride and $150 ferry fee just to check it out.
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mindy
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Post by mindy on Apr 28, 2013 14:20:50 GMT -5
3 1/2 hour ferry ride and $150 ferry fee just to check it out. Did you check it out? Crazy to do that and not get it.
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Post by daisydunnagan on Apr 30, 2013 22:15:08 GMT -5
No, I made contact with the guy selling it. He was almost positive that you would need a flat bed to haul it out. I was just trying to say what it would require.
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Post by rattbyte on May 11, 2013 15:55:01 GMT -5
Drum roll please. Schweetcruisers is correct!!! (Probably, yet again!) It's a 1967 "pain-in-the-ass," I mean "1500/7" according to the title. Not the Shasta's greatest design, but a worthy project.
Ferry ride $178, gas $250, tire tubes and install (just to get it up on the trailer) $60, trip to the ER in Spokane (for heart rhythm problem) priceless!!!
Anytime you see "free" you just know it's going to end up being just the opposite. However, this looked like a decent project for a starter while I hunt down that nice Airflyte or Deluxe to really go to town on. Not to mention, got in a trip to Lopez Island in Puget Sound and got to ride the ferry with my four-legged daughter Kiki (who has since passed, so this was our last road trip together).
Interior was dirty and beat up, all globes broken, missing ALL outside lights except tails, broken rear frame member (had to saw bumper off), axle bearings frozen, tires completely shot, door tweaked and screen door missing. Completely immovable without a strong winch, low ramps and A LOT of persuasion. But…no signs of leakage…at least not yet. Will make a good “intro to Shasta restoration” project and towable cabin for the outback ski areas we frequent here in Montana.
Boy, the interior of these later trailers is gawdawful. Whitewashed pressboard-ey paneling with plastic sheeted headliner. If the Shasta gods approve, think I will go back to the birch paneling look of the earlier models.
So, thanks for your help with my earlier post asking for “sage advice.” Now I will really need it. Probably should have run, not walked, away from this one, but I am a sucker for straight metal and no leaks. Some people have to learn the hard way ; )
Ratt
PS: Will post pictures when possible: site saying "can't add attachment, forum has exceeded it's storage limit" or some such langauge
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Post by vikx on May 12, 2013 2:29:44 GMT -5
Ratt, read Universal's photo tutorial. You have to upload to Photobucket or the like and then click on the forum link. Works like a charm, as long as the pictures stay in place. VSTF is probably never going to have the upload from home computers available again. We are way over our limit, and, to keep from paying a monthly fee, will rely on photo sites.
Photo sites aren't always free, and may start charging to store photos. Sad, but true.
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Post by schweetcruisers on May 12, 2013 8:15:37 GMT -5
Wait I was right? Huh, I'll have to tell my wife!
Congrats on the free trailer, sorry the heat about your dog.
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Post by Hamlet on May 12, 2013 9:25:34 GMT -5
Life is a (hopefully) long series of stories, and this, rattbyte, is a really good one. Glad you had the time with your dog, and absolutely, do the birch.
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