| Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #114853] |
Sat, 12 February 2011 22:53  |
thorndike
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The previous owners of my coach removed the dinette seats and replaced them with hard benches. As we need to use that space as a bed, I would be interested to find out if there is any source of the dinette seat hardware. Or, if anyone is removing theirs, I would be very interested in procuring them.
Thanks!
Robert Peesel
1976 Royale 26'
Side Dry Bath
Conifer, Colorado
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #114933 is a reply to message #114853] |
Mon, 14 February 2011 08:58  |
larry erd
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Robert, I just took my whole dinette out (1977 kingsley) and left it at Jim
Bounds)
(GMC COOP) in Orlando to see if he can sell it for me. Call him , It's in
perfect condition, I still have the table at my place in Lake Wales fl.
larry erd
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On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Robert Peesel <thorndike@pldsllc.com>wrote:
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> The previous owners of my coach removed the dinette seats and replaced them
> with hard benches. As we need to use that space as a bed, I would be
> interested to find out if there is any source of the dinette seat hardware.
> Or, if anyone is removing theirs, I would be very interested in procuring
> them.
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> Thanks!
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> Robert
> 1976 Royale 26'
> Side Dry Bath
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #114949 is a reply to message #114933] |
Mon, 14 February 2011 09:28 |
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I've got a dinette with the fold out seats/bed in my parts coach in St. Johns MI. I don't know where you live, Robert; Florida might be closer.
Mike
On Feb 14, 2011, at 9:58 AM, larry erd wrote:
> Robert, I just took my whole dinette out (1977 kingsley) and left it at Jim
> Bounds)
> (GMC COOP) in Orlando to see if he can sell it for me. Call him , It's in
> perfect condition, I still have the table at my place in Lake Wales fl.
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> larry erd
> 863.949.4097
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> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Robert Peesel <thorndike@pldsllc.com>wrote:
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>> The previous owners of my coach removed the dinette seats and replaced them
>> with hard benches. As we need to use that space as a bed, I would be
>> interested to find out if there is any source of the dinette seat hardware.
>> Or, if anyone is removing theirs, I would be very interested in procuring
>> them.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Robert
>> 1976 Royale 26'
>> Side Dry Bath
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #114989 is a reply to message #114853] |
Mon, 14 February 2011 17:48 |
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I forgot to ask an rather important question...
When folded flat as a bed, what are the measurements of the sleeping area?
Robert Peesel
1976 Royale 26'
Side Dry Bath
Conifer, Colorado
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115051 is a reply to message #114989] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 06:53 |
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| thorndike wrote on Mon, 14 February 2011 15:48 |
I forgot to ask an rather important question...
When folded flat as a bed, what are the measurements of the sleeping area?
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While I have not measured the dinettes, I do have a few things to say about them that you might find helpful.
I have a GMC installed dinette (Flexsteel) from a Palm Beach. (It should be the same size as the dinettes in ALL "post '74" GMC upfitted coaches.) The GM dinette is narrower than the Coachman supplied dinette in my '78 Birch. (And THAT one should be the same width as all Coachman front mounted dinettes.)
The difference between the two: I have slept 2 adults on the Birch dinette, I wouldn't try two adults on the GM one. While narrower, the mechanism looks easier to "work" on the GM one. (I have not installed the GM dinette, so I have not used it.)
The '73 and '74 GM coaches have wood framed dinettes that look to be the same width as the Coachman dinettes. With good foam cushions, they are more comfortable for sleeping than the metal framed dinettes... unless you are tall. "Metal framed" seem better for sitting.
JMHO
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115053 is a reply to message #114989] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 07:22 |
John Sharpe
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Robert, Your Royale probably has the propane tank under the rear dinette seat. If so, trying to fit anything other than the Royale type dinette would be a pita.
John Sharpe
Humble,TX
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115058 is a reply to message #115053] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 08:14 |
thorndike
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You are absolutely correct. As soon as I read your message, I realized that the tank was right there. Looks like I may just have to rig up some boards to fit over the existing seat bases.
Robert Peesel
1976 Royale 26'
Side Dry Bath
Conifer, Colorado
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115064 is a reply to message #115053] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 08:47 |
stick miller
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| John Sharpe wrote on Tue, 15 February 2011 08:22 |
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Robert, Your Royale probably has the propane tank under the rear dinette seat. If so, trying to fit anything other than the Royale type dinette would be a pita.
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So I suppose with that tank in place such as Bob and I have there are not many options for replacing with recliners or sofas.
I'd like to eliminate the dinette someday and have more of a "living room" space. I guess the tank could be relocated but i can't imagine where.
Stick Miller
'78 Royale - "White Trash" - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza - "Cousin Eddie" Sold
'84 Bluebird Wanderlodge - "Past Tents"
Americus, GA
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115071 is a reply to message #115064] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 09:01 |
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mike miller
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| Stick Miller wrote on Tue, 15 February 2011 06:47 |
...I'd like to eliminate the dinette someday and have more of a "living room" space. I guess the tank could be relocated but i can't imagine where.
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I have seem pictures of it being moved so it is long ways, next to the wall. The tank just needed a few fittings to be accessible. I have seen pictures of both bucket seats and "J" shaped couches.
Other question... how big a propane tank do you need? Some just removed it for a full electric coach. (Not the best idea if you dry camp.)
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115072 is a reply to message #115071] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 09:06 |
Dennis S
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| mike miller wrote on Tue, 15 February 2011 09:01 |
| Stick Miller wrote on Tue, 15 February 2011 06:47 |
...I'd like to eliminate the dinette someday and have more of a "living room" space. I guess the tank could be relocated but i can't imagine where.
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I have seem pictures of it being moved so it is long ways, next to the wall. The tank just needed a few fittings to be accessible. I have seen pictures of both bucket seats and "J" shaped couches.
Other question... how big a propane tank do you need? Some just removed it for a full electric coach. (Not the best idea if you dry camp.)
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The dinette was removed on our Royale and facing sofas installed.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=32043&title=0011&cat=5377
Dennis
Dennis S
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Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115075 is a reply to message #115072] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 09:13 |
stick miller
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Those sofas look great, however I have a full-size kitchen behind the driver's seat. One sofa like that would be good. We like the rear twins and the side dry bath, but you sacrifice living room area.
I think two swivel or comfortable chairs with a small table for eating would work for us. As much as we beg and plead we have no grandchildren. If we ever have any, removing the dinette removes a sleeping area. I'd hate for Elise to have to sleep in the toad.
I have lots of fish to fry before we go monkeying around with the living room. I need to remove 1/2 of a rear closet so I can stretch out.
Stick Miller
'78 Royale - "White Trash" - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza - "Cousin Eddie" Sold
'84 Bluebird Wanderlodge - "Past Tents"
Americus, GA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Dinette seats and/or hardware [message #115087 is a reply to message #115075] |
Tue, 15 February 2011 11:19 |
Ken Henderson
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Stick,
If you look carefully at these old photos of my interior, you can see behind
the reclining chairs a "tunnel" running down the side of the coach. That
contains the original Coachmen 19.3 gallon LPG tank, turned parallel to the
wall. With the chairs on those platforms, they reclined unimpeded over that
"tunnel".
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=442&cat=3055
With the retracting dining table, that was a more satisfactory arrangement
than the sofa we now have in that area, to me. But with that in the
Birchaven, we had to have double bed in the kitchen which shut down the
kitchen and required crawling to the rear bath after it was deployed. SHE
got enough of that exercise during the 4 month trip to Alaska. Thus the
sofa (twin beds).
To install the sofa I had to replace the tank with a smaller one. Since we
don't have a furnace and SHE never turns on the LPG stove, we require LPG
only for the refrigerator. The little 6 gallon tank will carry that for a
long time -- at least a couple of weeks.
Ken H.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Stick Miller <stickmiller@gmail.com>wrote:
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> Those sofas look great, however I have a full-size kitchen behind the
> driver's seat. One sofa like that would be good. We like the rear twins and
> the side dry bath, but you sacrifice living room area.
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> I think two swivel or comfortable chairs with a small table for eating
> would work for us. As much as we beg and plead we have no grandchildren. If
> we ever have any, removing the dinette removes a sleeping area. I'd hate for
> Elise to have to sleep in the toad.
> ...
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