On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:23:28 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 16:16:24 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:35:48 -0400, John H.
wrote:

And, most importantly, didn't break anything on the RV. But...I think a wheel bearing seal is
leaking so will get the bearings repacked (or replaced) and resealed tomorrow.

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Heh, why should land cruising be different than boat cruising? The
definition of boat cruising is fixing things in exotic places. And of
course "BOAT" stands for Break Out Another Thousand.

RV's aren't quite as bad. But they do require a fair amount of maintenance. A new member of our
camping group had just bought his 5th wheel trailer and brought it to a campout for the first time.
He'd bought a rig that had been sitting on the dealer's lot for a few years. His refrigerator wasn't
working. I asked if he had the manual and he had to go look. When he came out he said he wasn't
'mechanically oriented'. I told him he'd better get mechanically oriented, or rich, or an automobile
and stay in motels.

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That goes double for boats. We just had to pay a mechanic to fix a
minor but annoying oil leak on the port engine. It required special
tools, parts and skills (two new high pressure hoses) or I would have
tackled it myself. After waiting in the job queue for several weeks
we finally got it fixed. Total tab? About a boat buck.