Twisp of Fate

Rick was calling the new/old Airstream”Moby Trailer” but I wasn’t really keen on that.  This past week, I have been referring to it as the “Mother Ship”.  But on the way over to Spokane yesterday, we came up with “Battletrailer Galactica”.  Probably too cumbersome, but amusing!  And I guess you have to be a fan of (or just know about) the sci-fi series “Battlestar Galactica” to even appreciate that.

It towed well just on the ball, but we will get an equalizer hitch to use going forward.

He said the exterior is in good shape, except where the clear coat has failed of course.   No major dents or dings, which we already knew, but that can affect the value of an older Airstream.  Similarly, the interior was deemed to be in good condition “except for the tambours”, which we already knew, as they are mostly missing.  It originally had tambour doors on all the overhead and under-bunk storage areas, plus the kitchen cabinets under the counter.  But those mostly fall apart with time on all the older trailers.  However, I know a woodworker who can make new ones….someday.

They will do a thorough check-out of all systems, but it seems likely we will want to update the water heater and power inverter to modern standards.  He said the old transformer is what is causing a buzzing noise we can hear when plugged into shore power.  Also it may not provide a steady 12V.  The vent fan in the “living room” is kaput, which we knew, and we are going to have them put in a Fantastic Fan instead.  This will mean sacrificing the original ceiling light which is part of the vent unit.  But they can come up with something else for lighting and we would really like to have the newer fan (we have one in the Aliner and it is great – works both ways, either drawing in cool air or expelling warm air).