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You might also make sure your flow through air damper is closed whenever you are parked.

Chef Dave, I agree with you about getting the sofa out of the door being the hardest part. It was just me and I wrestled with that darn thing for a good long while. Barb

Thanks to everyone for all your kind comments. Barb

Sue, When I pull out the seat bottom it slides into brackets that keep the pulled out portion from tipping when you sit on it. Then I have a long narrow piece of plywood that fits between the seat bottom and the wall to support the small cushion that fits there. The board hides behind the back cushions when not in use. I used 3/4 inch plywood for the seat, reinforced the box and installed several additional supports for the seat. From all reports so far it's very comfortable. Can take more pics of the underpinnings if you are interested. Barb

Have been in the process of remodeling my 93 dolphin and I am almost done. New flooring, new cushions, blinds, curtains and recovered the window valences. I took out the uncomfortable jack knife sofa and built a bed/sofa in it's place. The seat slides out a bit and with one of the back cushions in place the bed is a nice width. The old jack knife was uncomfortable and when folded down you could not walk from the front to the back of the coach. The new bed is comfy and you can still walk around. I put a back splash around the stove for easy clean-up. I still need to re-cover the bulkhead between the front cabin and the back. I'm pretty pleased with how she turned out. Barb

Unique digest-it rv concentrate. Same link as above. Works great, enviro friendly. Barb H

I have a 1993 Toyota Dolphin 900. I pulled the toilet out after noticing some leakage under the black tank after using the toilet. I find that the toilet flange is cracked in 2 places and needs to be replaced. Does anyone know if the flanges are screw in, pressure fit or (sigh) glue in. Any info will be appreciated. Thanks. Barb

Hi, I have a 93 Dolphin and installed a fantastic-fan in the bathroom this summer. It was fairly easy to install. As for the trim piece you simply cut the depth of it to fit your roof thickness. Barb

Haven't actually picked dates yet. August or September-ish might be good as there seem to be a few rallys in Oct already. I hear the fly fishing is good on the Metolius river near Sisters OR. But would be open to anything in the areas you already mentioned. Barb

Hi all, Would love an opportunity to attend a toy-in. Have a sister in Idaho and a friend in Seattle that I want to visit sometime this year. Being able to throw in a toy-in in the middle somewhere would be perfect. I'll keep watching this thread to see how it shapes up. Count me in. Barb

Hi all, I have been following this thread for awhile. I bought a 1993 Toyota Dolphin this last summer. Among the paperwork I received from the old owner was a comparison brochure put out by National RV. They compared the Dolphin/Sea Breeze to the Winnie Warrior/Itasca Spirit. The brochure was printed in 1991. The Dolphin was listed at #6000 GVWR. The dry weight of the Dolphin was listed at # 5010 giving you an optional payload of #990. The Winnie was listed as a dry weight of #5430. Optional payload of #660. Now the dry weight does not include the optional equipment such as generator, coach AC and awning. So those have to be subtracted from the optional payload if you have those things. Passengers also have to be deducted from the payload as well as any propane and water on board. I know water is about #8 per gallon but I don't remember the propane weight. The Dolphin water capacity is 23 gal and the Winnie is listed at 18 gal. So you have almost #200 in water in the Dolphin right off the bat. None of these RV's, the little ones especially, have much cargo capacity at all. And they always tell you never to exceed your GVWR. I usually try to travel without water on board and find a place to fill up close to my destination so I can carry all the important stuff like fishing equip and wine. Anyway, I thought I'd pass this info along as none of this seems to be on the chassis anywhere that I have looked. Happy travels, Barb

Hi, Just got my "Gracie", 1993 Toyota Dolphin, in June. She has new curtains, new bedspread, new wax coat top to bottom and all kinds of little repairs. Have been camping with her twice. I love this forum!!! Kind of like, "ask and ye shall receive" when it comes to advice. I went camping with some friends last week and they are now looking for a TOY. I have done a lot of camping by myself. It has run the gamut from sleeping on the ground ( these 58 year old bones don't appreciate that anymore) to a 30 ft trailer. I really like the compactness of these motorhomes and the super easy driveability. Don't be afraid to try to fix little things yourself. Just remember, if it's broke, you probably won't make it anymore broke. If you manage to fix it yourself, well, how satisfying is that!!! I've been thinking about doing some workamping to get out of Colorado for the winter. Glad to see someone has fulltimed in theirs. Hope those of you are looking have good luck. Barb

Great looking job. Ditto Shandas' remark on the choice of fabric. Barb

Turtle, I gave that a try. The bayonet attachments are too wide to fit in there and the compartment is only 18" deep. I don't want to reconstruct the hose everytime I have to use it. (boy am I picky ) I might just go with a ladder attachment. As always, thanks Barb

I kind of figured I would be fabricating something out of PVC. The only worry I have about the bottom of the bumper is some of those steep entrance/exit driveways taking it right off. You know, the kind with all the trailer hitch gouges. There is some room in front of the bumper to attach something to the frame extensions. I just have to get the camper on level ground to see how hard it would be to reach. My driveway accomodatingly slopes downward just behind the rear wheels and right now looks easy to reach. I should go out this week and make the holder and then see where it will fit. Thanks for all the input Barb

Bajadulce, Wow, that was some scary reading. We have had Hanta virus in our area. Guess I won't store the Dolphin at my brothers ranch this winter. I had stored a travel trailer with no problems, but can keep the motorhome in the driveway if I have too. Don't see too many mice in town here. I'll be patching every hole I can find in the motorhome as soon as I get my next day off. Thanks again Barb

Thanks Turtle, The bumper is not a hose bumper. It's one of those molded ones. Maybe I can just figure a way to drape it over the spare put some lights on it and call it a wreath. It would be a good conversation starter . I'll get it figured out eventually. Just thought I'd pick you guys brains a little. Thanks Barb

Thanks for the feedback. I didn't even have and land lines down where I was parked, just 4 tires. These little guys are really motivated. Will get to work on plugging the gaps and will keep traps onboard. thanks, Barb

Thanks for the feedback. I looked really hard at the rear bumper and I don't think I can make that work. Can't even mount a carrier on top of the bumper cause the spare is right there. I've looked at several locations to mount a hose carrier but it won't be really easy to get to. However it's not like ya gotta haul the thing out everyday. It looks like you have to take the 45 degree sewer hook up off the hose to use the carriers which I was hoping to avoid. The less I have to handle it the better IMO. Maybe I'll throw the darn thing on the roof . Anyway time to put on the thinking cap and come up with a real solution. Thanks Barb

I have a 1993 Toyota Dolphin. It has a built in sewer hose storage container on the front drivers side. Unfortunately it doesn't really fit any of todays hoses (length) especially with the sewer connectors installed. Has anyone come up with something more practical in the way of storage. I keep it in the generator compartment right now but would like to put that space to better use. Any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks Barb

Yes, at the point I discovered that the horn wasn't working I was really wishing for a set of Hadleys. Will go out in a bit and look for horn again. Thanks Barb

Hi all, I have a 1993 Toyota Dolphin and I found out the other day that the horn is not working. I really needed it for a guy that tried to run me off the road in Utah. I looked under the hood for something that resembled a car horn, but to no avail. In this electronic age are horns just an electronic chip somewhere? I checked the fuse for the horn and it is good. Any ideas?? thanks, Barb

Hi All, I have a 1993 toyota Dolphin. On the last night of a perfectly wonderful trip with old friends I was awakened by a mouse that had invaded MY space. Are there any particular access points that I need to get closed up or do I just have to crawl around everywhere looking for gaps. The lady I bought the camper from had an unopened bag of steel wool pads in one of the compartments that she kept there to "keep the mice out, because they don't like steel wool". Now, I do know that it is not a magic repellent and that you do have to plug the holes with it. I was just wondering If you all know where the most usual access points are. Thanks, Barb

Thanks. I had that thought about the plywood also. Barb

Thanks, I really appreciate the info. As soon as the parts come in I'll get on it. Duct tape will have to do the job for now. Barb