Loretta - Our 1957 Boles Aero, Mira Mar: August 2014

Loretta

In April of 2014 we purchased a 1957 Boles Aero, Mira Mar. She is 19’ long and all original. We named her Loretta after my wife’s sassy Great-aunt Loretta. Loretta is different than most travel trailers of this period in that the interior skin is a whitewashed birch rather than the usual darker stained interiors. With some TLC we are going to restore Loretta to the fully functional travel trailer that she once was, while preserving the essence of the 1950’s. Check out my surf blog: http://uppertrestles.blogspot.com/

Sunday, August 31, 2014

New Gas Lines and New Drain

Little by little. Ripped out the 57 year old aluminum gas lines. It wasn't hard most of the lines were split or oxidized so bad that they fell apart. Replaced them with 1/2" black pipe and added a shutoff valve on the door side of the trailer in case we want to cook outside. We decided to remove the Pioneer heater as it probably isn't safe to use; so we put it in storage just in case we change our minds later. We plan to fill the opening with a magazine / condiments rack. Also put in a new drain in the sink as the old one had rotted through.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Interior Window Frames

In the last few weeks I've replaced all the galvanized screws for the running lights and bottom cowling on the exterior of the trailer with Stainless Steel screws, painted the interior window frames and did some troubleshooting of the electrical system.

Painted the interior window frames an off-white as opposed to the original primer orange color. The process steps were:

Power wash window frame
Scotch bright the surfaces to be painted
70% IPA wipe
Rattle can paint the window frames

I plan to install them this weekend.

Yup, 13 of them