[VAC] Re: Roof mount antenna on '74 ILY Ambassador

[Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: [VAC] Roof mount antenna on '74 ILY Ambassador

Hi James,

Last week's 2nd two hour hail storm (golf ball size) in two weeks loosened 
an edge of caulking around the roof mount antenna on our '67 22' Safari. 
Because I'm a glutton for punishment, I used a putty knife and removed all 
the old caulk from around the antenna and did likewise around the three 
ventilation tubes.  Recaulking all four places with vulcum was just about 
enough work for one day (early morning and late afternoon) and one tube of 
vulcum.

Incidentally, I restored the screening on the ventilation tubes with cut out 
circles of plain screening pressed into vulcum I applied around the top lip 
of each tube.  Not a fancy job, but it'll do until we're back home where I 
can putz around and burn daylight indiscriminantly.

Since being in Colorado Springs for a month, we've learned it has 300 days 
of sunlight per year. This is high desert at 8,000 feet with July daytime 
temperatures in the 80-90s (sunburn is fast) and 50-60s at night. It's dry 
as a bone which means no mosquitos, no mold, no mildew and all the critters 
that used to live in our 35 year old Airstream when it was on the East coast 
are now dried out skeletons.

Later this week, we begin our trek back East ~ with a side trip to Fogdall's 
Airstream dealership in Iowa. If anyone has had Vogdall do service on their 
Airstream, I'd like to hear any insights you can offer. It'll be our first time.

Terry 

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