I think that I have a VERY early 1973 23'

[SteveW]

Greetings from Southern California -

I finally got around to the project of cleaning up 45 years of oil and grease from the generator compartment - along with some long-ago deteriorated
insulation. I plan to line the box with some contemporary heat blocking and sound absorbing material.

And... I finally removed the false raised floor in the rear area. I can use the new increased height to get taller things under the bed... And it
was fun to tell my helper about the origin of the raised floor.

But I sure was surprised to find a few strands of orange and brown shag carpeting stuck under two staples UNDER the raised floor. Could I have a
model that was finished and then refinished with the raised floor ?? TZE033V100270.

Curious...

Steve W
1973 23'
Southen California

 

[Vern and Lenore]

Steve,

Now you have my curiosity up about the raised floor too??

Vern
--
1977 Palm Beach with 960w Solar
Vern Crawford (and Lenore Langsdorf)
155 JJ Lane
Center Point, TX 78010
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(830) 928-5550 Lenore's cell
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LenoreLangsdorf

On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 9:55 PM, Steve Weinstock
wrote:

> Greetings from Southern California -
>
> I finally got around to the project of cleaning up 45 years of oil and
> grease from the generator compartment - along with some long-ago
> deteriorated
> insulation. I plan to line the box with some contemporary heat blocking
> and sound absorbing material.
>
> And... I finally removed the false raised floor in the rear area. I can
> use the new increased height to get taller things under the bed... And it
> was fun to tell my helper about the origin of the raised floor.
>
> But I sure was surprised to find a few strands of orange and brown shag
> carpeting stuck under two staples UNDER the raised floor. Could I have a
> model that was finished and then refinished with the raised floor ??
> TZE033V100270.
>
> Curious...
>
> Steve W
> 1973 23'
> Southen California
>
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[jim kanomata1]

Steve,
See if you can go to our sight and go down to the Registry and see if they
can help you.

On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 8:52 PM, Vern Crawford
wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Now you have my curiosity up about the raised floor too??
>
> Vern
> --
> 1977 Palm Beach with 960w Solar
> Vern Crawford (and Lenore Langsdorf)
> 155 JJ Lane
> Center Point, TX 78010
> (618) 203-8296 Vern's cell
> (830) 928-5550 Lenore's cell
> VernCrawford
> LenoreLangsdorf
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 9:55 PM, Steve Weinstock

>
> > Greetings from Southern California -
> >
> > I finally got around to the project of cleaning up 45 years of oil and
> > grease from the generator compartment - along with some long-ago
> > deteriorated
> > insulation. I plan to line the box with some contemporary heat blocking
> > and sound absorbing material.
> >
> > And... I finally removed the false raised floor in the rear area. I can
> > use the new increased height to get taller things under the bed... And
> it
> > was fun to tell my helper about the origin of the raised floor.
> >
> > But I sure was surprised to find a few strands of orange and brown shag
> > carpeting stuck under two staples UNDER the raised floor. Could I have a
> > model that was finished and then refinished with the raised floor ??
> > TZE033V100270.
> >
> > Curious...
> >
> > Steve W
> > 1973 23'
> > Southen California
> >
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[SteveW]

Vern -

As I've heard the story - the wife of one of the executives associated with the GMC Motorhome was unhappy when her feet couldn't reach the floor while
sitting in the rear gaucho beds (two opposing sofas that slide together into a bed). The simplest solution was to raise the floor - and someone made
it so.

True ?? Quite likely. There's really no reason for it - it's completely empty underneath. At least mine was.

Steve W
1973 23'
Southern California

 

[Jim Hupy]

The story I got was that the floor was raised to allow access to the bunk
beds. Yes, they installed it right over the shag carpet.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

Vern -

As I've heard the story - the wife of one of the executives associated with
the GMC Motorhome was unhappy when her feet couldn't reach the floor while
sitting in the rear gaucho beds (two opposing sofas that slide together
into a bed). The simplest solution was to raise the floor - and someone
made
it so.

True ?? Quite likely. There's really no reason for it - it's completely
empty underneath. At least mine was.

Steve W
1973 23'
Southern California

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[Bill Bryant]

Steve w & others,

My take; there WERE real reasons for the raised floor in the rear. The interiors in the 1973 & 74s were done by Gemini, a time in the 70s when
quality control was usually a misnomer. The rugs were usually installed before any modules and furniture was installed (we often find rug remnants
under modules after the rug has been replaced). That allows any of the floor plans to be installed without concern for fitting the rugs to a
particular floor plan.

There were a number of reasons for the raised floor, sufficient heights for the generator, the water tank, seating height standards and the inclined
floor at the very rear of the MH floor.

I removed my raised floor years ago as I didn't like the weight of all that lumber in the rear ;^(

While one of GMCs goals was to appeal to women (per House & Gardens input) I don't think this was one of them.

Bill
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1965 Corvette
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[espen heitmann]

But there was not a factory raised floor in -73 was it, I thought that was later with the flex steel ? Btw no rised floor in the 3 1973s I had
--
1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green,
And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel
in Norway

 

[Jim Hupy]

I have a May 1978 26' Royale by Coachman, and it has the rear platform, as
well as the dinette floor. There is gawd-awful burnt orange shag carpet
under both. As well as the kitchen module. In pictures that I have seen, it
shows workers installing modules through the open rear of the coach, and
carpet from front to rear and side to side in the entire coach. I assume
that earlier coaches were similar. When I first got our coach, I stripped
out all the carpet in the cockpit area down to the floor, and it was a
miserable job removing all those staples. Hundreds of 'em.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

> But there was not a factory raised floor in -73 was it, I thought that was
> later with the flex steel ? Btw no rised floor in the 3 1973s I had
> --
> 1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460
> Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green,
> And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt
> trøbbel
> in Norway
>
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Bill

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> I have a May 1978 26' Royale by Coachman, and it has the rear platform, as
> well as the dinette floor. There is gawd-awful burnt orange shag carpet
> under both. As well as the kitchen module. In pictures that I have seen, it
> shows workers installing modules through the open rear of the coach, and
> carpet from front to rear and side to side in the entire coach. I assume
> that earlier coaches were similar. When I first got our coach, I stripped
> out all the carpet in the cockpit area down to the floor, and it was a
> miserable job removing all those staples. Hundreds of 'em.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>

>
> > But there was not a factory raised floor in -73 was it, I thought that
> was
> > later with the flex steel ? Btw no rised floor in the 3 1973s I had
> > --
> > 1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460
> > Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green,
> > And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt
> > trøbbel
> > in Norway
> >
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[jeanette]

Our raised floor was empty space. It's nice now to have a flat floor. Makes ceiling higher in bedroom which is good.

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>
> The story I got was that the floor was raised to allow access to the bunk
> beds. Yes, they installed it right over the shag carpet.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>

>
> Vern -
>
> As I've heard the story - the wife of one of the executives associated with
> the GMC Motorhome was unhappy when her feet couldn't reach the floor while
> sitting in the rear gaucho beds (two opposing sofas that slide together
> into a bed). The simplest solution was to raise the floor - and someone
> made
> it so.
>
> True ?? Quite likely. There's really no reason for it - it's completely
> empty underneath. At least mine was.
>
> Steve W
> 1973 23'
> Southern California
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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