Author: Mark Haskell
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Following the Neuse
Living near the Eno River, we enjoy a little bit of nature there most every day. Not far from us, the Eno combines with the Flat River forming Falls Lake, a major water supply for Raleigh, the capitol city of North Carolina. The outfall of that lake is the beginning of the Neuse River. For…
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Birds of Willowbrook
Visiting mom for Mother’s day, we spent an evening bird watching at the little brook that flows through her condo complex in Largo, Florida. Here are a few of the birds we enjoyed, two of which were first timers for us. Great Egret White Ibis Swallow-tailed Kite Mother Limpkin dancing to defend her chicks from…
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Working Under the Couch
We have a 2018 Pleasure-Way Lexor TS. Many of the Pleasure-Way models have a rear sofa that converts to a bed using a power recliner. Today’s project was lubricating the power sofa cables and gears. Here’s the view of the couch from the back of our 2018 Lexor TS. We began the annual maintenance with…
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Escape to Kerr Lake
11 March 2021 Forecasted daytime highs in the 80’s gave us an excuse to leave the confines of our neighborhood and go visit a new (to us) campground on Kerr Lake. Built by the US Army Corps of Engineers damming the Roanoke River in the early 1950’s, Kerr Lake reservoir has over 800 miles of…
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Simplified Power Connection – SmartPlug
Switching to a SmartPlug Two years ago we simplified the shore power connection by adding a new locking collar (Power Cord Pain Solved). In that post we mentioned considering the SmartPlug and here we explain why and how to upgrade. While the traditional 30 amp shore power connector works (right), a SmartPlug (left) has several advantages.…
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Generator Oil Change – Onan QG 2800 – 2018 Lexor
After receiving a $275 quote at the Cummins Onan Service Center in Greensboro, NC we elected to do our own oil change. A CD from Onan came with our RV, but it didn’t include the manual for our specific generator. We found the manual for our Onan QG 2800 HGJBB (Spec A-B) here. Other Onan…
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