23 May 2012

Picked up two more 1x4x8′ boards at Koenig Cedar, then dropped off the U-Haul truck and walked up to Pete’s RV.  Had a tour of a 2000 Winnebago Adventurer 37G that they have for sale… for $30,000.  Offered to trade them even for Delores.  The salesman got a good chuckle out of that idea. Oh, well, was worth a shot!  And speaking of shooting Delores: a new Onan generator was going to cost $4,000, so that repair got nixed (but more on that later).  The left front hydraulic leveling jack is, as suspected, bent.  A new jack costs $600.  My pry bar works just fine getting that jack to retract, so that repair got nixed, too. Sealing the roof leaks will cost $1,100 and they had to order new gaskets for the air conditioning units, so that repair is on hold until June. Today I sailed away for only $80 worth of “investigation” labor… and they insisted on washing Delores stem to stern (something that was badly needed).  Ye Olde Drooling Shoppe at Pete’s RV has a 3600 watt, 30 amp portable generator that could be mounted in the bay where Delores’ dead generator now reposes. Cost would be about $1,550.  Hmmm…  After stops for propane and ice cream, finally got back to Fern Lake at 2 o’clock.  Had Delores stowed and shipshape by 4, so decided to get another course of shingles on the south wall.  That done, was time to check the lake temperature using, first, a thermometer and, second, the full body immersion method.  Thermometer said 72 and the body said brisk but enjoyable.