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Oct 102012
 

The following message was written for the November 2012 newsletter. President’s Message – November 2012 The Fall 2012 rally in Springville, Utah was quite a bit smaller than normal but we met lots of new GMC owners, saw some wonderful scenery, and had our usual [read more]

Oct 092012
 

When I asked Chuck Botts what to call his proposed seminar at our Fall 2012 rally to be held in Springville, Utah he gave me a title that didn’t provoke any raised eyebrows so I asked him to spice it up a little. The reason [read more]

Oct 092012
 

I put together a seminar with a Powerpoint presentation (HERE) and some notes (HERE), both derived from a writeup I did on my own web site (HERE). The bottom line is that if you install air deflectors, an air dam or spoiler, and a lighter-duty [read more]

Oct 042012
 

Manny Trovao came through again and took Frank Condos’ design for vehicle scales and our experiece using them at Casa de Fruta and made some new scale platforms from half-inch thick welded aluminum. Last time we weighed 31 coaches. This time with far fewer coaches [read more]

Sep 292012
 

Not many pictures today. We spent the morning weighing coaches with our newly reworked scales. The first pass at the scales was done by Frank Condos and they worked but we discovered a couple of problems using them at the Casa de Fruta rally in [read more]

Sep 282012
 

Spent today hearing from Bill Hubler about both his diesel conversion and his earlier work on the 1-ton front end. Bill is a very interesting guy who has lots of experience building and modifying airplanes and other vehicles. I think that we will be hearing [read more]

Sep 262012
 

It is a small rally but it is still fun and there is lots of enthusiasm as usual. Tonight’s meal and entertainment had a Hawaiian theme and a family act consisting of a Hawaiian Dad, a howley (mainlander) Mom, and a couple of really cute [read more]

Sep 252012
 

This rally is pretty small in attendance for a variety of reasons – conflicts with other rallies, conflicts with group cruises, gas prices, distance, breakdowns, etc. but it promises to be a fun one. The weather was a little cloudy today and cool but there [read more]

Sep 222012
 

A PDF file containing the slides from Emery Stora’s seminar presented at the Fall 2010 GMC Motorhomes International rally at DuQuoin, IL is available as a download by clicking HERE. Emery’s presentation covers the pumps needed for a fuel injection setup – if you are [read more]

May 012012
 

We had the idea to acquire some vehicle scales so that we could weigh coaches at rallies. Carl P. on the GMCnet suggested a build-it-yourself scale kit from here and Frank Condos volunteered to make them. Frank planned to use materials he had on hand [read more]

Apr 282012
 

Today we managed to finish the coach weighing project – see the results in a separate post on this site. The afternoon was filled with a “Hollister Hills Wine and Tri-tip Festival” conducted and catered by Manny. The dinner this evening was a grilled salmon [read more]

Apr 272012
 

Below are notes by Donna Prishmont from Jerry Work’s seminar and then photos by Rebecca Bovee and Armand Minnie. Jim Bounds gave a great presentation this afternoon on fire suppression systems and talked about his and Chuck Botts’ experiments with hydrogen fuel cells for improving [read more]

Apr 262012
 

Below are notes by Donna Prishmont followed by photos from Rebecca Bovee and Armand Minnie. Dinner tonight was Portugese-style New York Steak by Manny and his family. Tender and tasty – you should have been there. After dinner several groups met to discuss their favorite [read more]

Apr 242012
 

Arrival day at a rally usually has very little activity but this day was a little different. Be sure to check out the photos at the bottom of this page. Vendors: for a list, photos, and a movie of vendors at the rally check out [read more]

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