Re: [A/S] wbcci membership

["overlander_64" <overlander64@xxxx>]

Greetings Jeff!

RE: WBCCI/VAC

Typically, the first step is to join the WBCCI. There are actually 
two broad choices when joining WBCCI - - join a local Unit - - or - -
join as a "Member at Large" (total membership cost is usually from 
$5.00 to $15.00 per year higher for "Member at Large" than for Local 
unit and International dues). If you don't find an acceptable local 
unit near your homebase, the WDCU (Washington DC Unit) is very 
popular with VAC members.

The next step is then to join VAC as a "Full Member". I have been a 
member of WBCCI since 1995 and VAC since 1997; and I find both 
memberships to be well worth the annual cost. As a Free Wheeler, 
the organization provides many opportunities for travel that I might 
not consider under other conditons.

RE: Air Conditioner for Argosy 28'

Assuming that your current air conditioner is an Armstrong Bay 
Breeze, you will be facing something of a job removing the existing 
air conditioner as its installation/removal is not a simple bolt-up 
procedure. Once removed, there will be three round holes where the 
two halves of the air conditioner were joined - - so it will be 
necessary to cut a 14" square opening in both the interior and 
exterior roof panels and then brace between the two panels with wood 
supports to avoid crusing the roof and ceiling panels when the new 
air conditioner is installed. If you wish to maintain the drain pan 
for condesate, you will be limited to the air conditioners 
recommended by Airstream (meaning they already have pans in their 
inventory). When I had my dealer install a new air conditioner in 
my Minuet, I went with a Coleman Mini Mach - - no drain pan, but I 
didn't think that the condesate would pose a problem, but as it 
turned out sometime in the coach's history someone used steel rivets 
to attach the beltline trime moulding which has resulted in rust 
staining from the condesate running through these areas.

Good luck with your project!

Kevin