[A/S] Cleaning the Argosy (Peanut)

["glyoungca" <tygen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Gang

Well I've repaired the trailer brake and the Ford brake wire. There's 
power to the trailer brakes, but that's as far as I got.

My wife and I started cleaning the Argosy Sat. and after seven hours 
we stopped.  We're not finished.  My wife almost cried and has 
decided she wants a new trailer and I actually gave it some thought.

This trailer has not been cleaned for years, if ever.  I took the 
drapes off and let them soak in the washer yesterday. When we got 
home a few hours later I checked the washer and the water was a 
greenish black. This is the same color that the water was when 
washing the inside.  I didn't realise how dirty the walls and ceiling 
were until I started the clean.  It's amazing how nice the cleaned 
areas look.

I almost hurled while scrapping chucks of grease out of the 
cupboards.  It still makes me shudder.  I found that there was a 
broken window at one time as there's still broken glass by the water 
tank.  Speaking of windows, I pulled the custom made cover off the 
front windows.  The windows were streaked in green moldy water and 
mud. The centre window had a crack at the bottom which is now up to 
the top.  I had to pry the window open and when I closed it it 
slammed shut hence the expanded crack.  

The belly skin at the back of the trailer dropped last week.  I 
checked it out and found that the rivets had rusted through thus the 
skin dropped.  The insulation is in good shape.  I checked the 
bathroom and found that behind the tiolet seat rest, (which I have 
since found out opens) a cut out of the plastic was done to reach 
water lines back there.  So I know where the problem orignated.  Has 
it been fixed?  Not sure yet as I haven't had time to thoroughly 
check the systems out.

I've decided to stick it out much to my wife's surprise.  I have a 
goal of completion for the end of June.  I left the trailer plugged 
in so that I could test the fidge.  Just found out the fridge is not 
working on electicty.  I will have to check the propane side of it. 
Sigh!!!

I will be replacing the broken window with smoked glass to match the 
curved windows.  I noticed that the rivets for the front window 
molding are broken.  Not sure of the extent of the previous damage, 
but it looks like the outer curved skin was replaced front and back.  
Varoius rivets popped here and there, but these are low priority.

Why have I decided to prevail?  It tows so easy. It's paid for and it 
has been named.  Okay a few names on Sat, but it's official name is 
still Peanut.

Gerald