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Hi StephenH,

What does your collapsible ladder look like and where did you purchase it?

My 171 has a full passthrough, so I am going to use your fencepost idea to make multiple elevated storage bays. That would be absolutely perfect for our XC-Skis if we can find a TT friendly year round park, unfortunately most year round parks up this way only cater to motorized RVs (no hookups of any kind, and the snow removal is questionable).

Thanks, StephenH! :)

For all of you 179 owners (and possibly other models as well) who are frustrated with the bathroom sink, this one is for you.

This modification is to move the faucet to reduce the splashing of water by making the water stream hit a wider part of the sink. Why the factory installed the faucet in the location it did is beyond me. The water stream hits right at the edge of the sink. Moving the faucet, even a small amount, allows the water stream to hit in a wider area.

Remove screws holding faucet surround and carefully use a putty knife to cut putty holding the surround to the wall. Remove it.
Disconnect faucet lines.
Remove faucet from surround.

Check the opening. Check to see if you can move the surround closer to the wall away from the door. You may be able to move it 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch while still leaving the hole covered when it is replaced.

Carefully measure just how far you can move the faucet toward the wall side, away from the door. Enlarge holes to shift faucet over, being careful not to move too far, or you will have a hole. Use some silicone sealant and reinstall faucet to the surround.

Reinstall surround, moving it as close to the wall as possible without leaving an uncovered hole in the wall. Use silicone sealant to seal around the plastic to prevent water from going behind it.

Result should be that the water from the faucet now hits more toward the drain in a wider part of the sink instead of at the edge. This will not totally eliminate water splashing, but it does reduce it.

The putty knife marks the original location of the faucet surround. The faucet was moved as far as possible also.

I'm no expert by any means. I am just not afraid to try. The faucet's original location was unacceptable. I really would like to find one that would fit even tighter into the corner, even if I have to fabricate the surrounding cover plate.