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New Member Intros - Say Hello!
02-03-2015, 11:30 AM
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Hello Bus People
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somjuan
Yeah, I understand the problem. Part of what...
Yeah, I understand the problem. Part of what makes the bedroom up front easier for me is that my bed folds away. A full Queen bed that is stationary would be a little odd up front, but I think it...
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New Member Intros - Say Hello!
02-01-2015, 05:25 PM
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Hello Bus People
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somjuan
Hello, and welcome! I have a floor plan...
Hello, and welcome!
I have a floor plan somewhat similar to what you're asking about. It looks like I never scanned a blueprint of it though. I have a completely open floor plan, so there aren't...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
01-29-2015, 04:49 PM
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The Four Season Prime
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133,775
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somjuan
Nat, you're a wonder. Seriously, setting the bar.
Nat, you're a wonder. Seriously, setting the bar.
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Everything Else | General Skoolie Discussions
01-28-2015, 10:49 AM
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Sticky:
Give me your skoolie links!
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23,931
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somjuan
Nice, I'm actually trying to compile a similar...
Nice, I'm actually trying to compile a similar list. My project is online at bus.life
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Forum Admin | Account Help | Suggestion Box
01-27-2015, 02:32 PM
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Editing Old Threads
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somjuan
Thank you Janet!
Thank you Janet!
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Forum Admin | Account Help | Suggestion Box
01-24-2015, 10:44 AM
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Editing Old Threads
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somjuan
Editing Old Threads
It seems like posts over a certain age are unable to be edited. For example, I'm unable to edit the first post of my conversion thread, where I've been keeping a table of contents. Am I missing...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
12-04-2014, 01:45 PM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
Yup, it is exactly what I've done. I did a bit of experimenting with it beforehand, and found the foamboard I'm using to be fairly strong. The plywood on top distributes the weight out even...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-25-2014, 08:19 AM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
Thanks for the kind words! Unfortunately, I can't say much about the Gillig walls but it should be fairly easy to tell. If you have a chair rail and the walls are divided into a top and bottom...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-21-2014, 09:01 AM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
Thanks, though we've found the screw heads to be much less obvious when looking at the ceiling. It was a big concern of ours. We used a really knotty pine, and the screws are easily lost among the...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-20-2014, 08:16 PM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
We don't end up even on the other side - our special process involves a router ;). We're actually in the process now of routing the boards straight instead of letting them come down between the...
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Conversion General Discussions
11-18-2014, 08:50 AM
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In need of your help Skoolie!
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somjuan
Re: In need of your help Skoolie!
Not sure if we'll be of much help, we're more of a rip out the seats and install a couch kind of crew.
Usually the seats are two distinct parts, and the bottom cushion can be removed easily. If...
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Conversion General Discussions
11-18-2014, 08:46 AM
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Removing internal rivets
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somjuan
Re: Removing internal rivets
Yup, as others have said, this is the way to go. Get ready to be sore.
I'm not sure if the newer bluebirds are the same as my '90, but mine has two panels on the wall. One above the chair rail,...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-17-2014, 08:50 AM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
I'm pretty sure the only thing that will add a significant R-value to the ceiling is spray foam insulation. The jump from batting to foam panels is minimal and awkward, and neither offers as...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-16-2014, 08:21 AM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Hearth
We reinstalled everything that we yanked out when we had the water scare, and things were feeling normal again. Except the weather was getting colder, and we'd lost a lot of time. No way we're...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-16-2014, 08:03 AM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
So at this point, we've got our bus completely gutted again, in the quest for a dry cabin. Though it didn't look too pretty, she still ran just fine, and we figured our big metal tent with wheels...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-16-2014, 07:51 AM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
The triumphant return of the Anne Marie
Hello! It's been a while. We had some major setbacks with our conversion this year, which I'll get into shortly. The lack of progress to share, combined with the board's spotty uptime kept me from...
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Forum Admin | Account Help | Suggestion Box
11-15-2014, 08:15 PM
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Changes to Skoolie.net
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somjuan
Re: Changes to Skoolie.net
I'm thrilled to hear this!
My two cents: I'd be really cautious changing forum software. I'm sure you know the problems. Any links between threads or from outside will cease to work. Possible...
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Conversion General Discussions
07-03-2014, 08:21 AM
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Tongue and Groove Wood Ceilings
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18,937
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somjuan
Re: Tongue and Groove Wood Ceilings
I never really liked the aesthetics of the luan, and kept looking for other options. I wound up using thin wainscotting from Lowe's. It all came together quite nicely - you can see how we did over...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
03-24-2014, 11:18 AM
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129
The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
Thank you! Unfortunately, no. It's been a cold winter, and we didn't get the woodstove in before the freezing temperatures hit.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/12934670693_3400ffb283_b.jpg...
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Skoolie Conversion Projects
12-11-2013, 09:39 PM
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Smells Like Teen Spirit: Conversion of 1999 Thomas MVP
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somjuan
Re: Smells Like Teen Spirit: Conversion of 1999 Thomas MVP
I have nothing to add to this, I just thought this was worth repeating.
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-18-2013, 03:20 PM
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The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
That does sound about right. I believe we went through a little over 30 of those packs.
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-18-2013, 08:02 AM
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129
The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
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somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
Happy to help. I was pretty surprised by the lack of documentation both here and elsewhere on wooden ceilings. I've seen a fair number of conversions with them, but can only remember seeing one or...
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-14-2013, 12:50 PM
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129
The Good Ship Anne Marie
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109,575
Posted By
somjuan
Re: The Good Ship Anne Marie
Even that is probably unnecessary, since they're so thin, they're really quite flexible. It would need to be a pretty sharp dip to require steaming.
As far as warping, I expect a little, but I...
Forum:
Skoolie Conversion Projects
11-10-2013, 10:30 PM
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Sojourner
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294,672
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somjuan
Re: Sojourner
What's the overall length on that thing? It's massive! Very very cool.
Forum:
Conversion General Discussions
11-07-2013, 02:21 PM
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27
I made a skoolie group on Facebook
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4,751
Posted By
somjuan
Re: I made a skoolie group on Facebook
Definitely a good idea.
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