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, October 26, 2014

Heater

So after inspecting the 57 year old Pioneer heater and given the fact that we live in southern California we elected to replace the heater with a magazine rack.  We'll opt for a small space heater/fan; worst case we can always light a burner on the stove.  I'm thinking that by Christmas we should have everything done except the polishing. We'll get that done in Q1 '15. Next on the list is the backsplash and water system.


Poplar and bead board


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  2. Jodi BennettJuly 28, 2016 at 1:59 AM

    What a great way to honor your wife’s great-aunt! And what a fabulous trailer you found. I’m amazed it’s so clean. With no installed heater, I’m assuming (dangerous, I know!) you plan on travelling primarily to warmer climes. Luckily in today’s world, there’s a vast array of small but efficient portable heaters to take along. Happy travels!

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