New to Me 2017 Travato 59K Owner With Questions

[wogden]

Recently acquired a used 59k with low mileage from a one owner thru CW.
Spent a week cleaning it and yesterday got a ladder to look at the roof. The PO did not buy the rear ladder option so it appears he has never spent much time on issues with the roof.
I notice that there are small studs sticking up out of the roof. What are these for?
Radio does not source stations and it most likely won't without an antenna which is also missing from the roof. All that I can find is a short stud coming thru the roof which I assume is the base for an antenna ???
Missing the teak floor for the shower as well. Any good source for a replacement that will fit?
I noticed many B class owners have purchased folding camp chairs that apparently can be stored in the bay under the p/s bed. Any recommendations for ones that work well and provide a comfortable seat?
Thank you for any advice and recommendations.

Walter & Anne

 

[Morich]

There appear to be several options available that are not the norm for many RV. to really sort the question, it will require knowing more about the parts you are seeing. One that sounds like it might be involved is the carrier for kayaks or there is also an optional roof rack listed!
One way to find what was on the original build is the options list like options on a car.
Without knowing what was there when new, there really isn't much way to ID things sticking out of the roof if they have been removed or changed.

This was the location for the radio antenna on the early year build but may be different if you have the RV built later in the year.

If you are seeing a coax fitting sticking up where the whip has been removed, that might look something like a stud??
That might be reasonable if they were into loading kayaks or canoes on top?
Hard to say what folks may have done to fit the RV to their use!

 

[wogden]

The issue I have is getting to the roof as we have a 6 foot stepladder and that is not stable enough to gain access to the roof. From the edge of the roof, it appeared to be a rusty round stud coming through the roof in about the location shown in the pic provided, Jensen offers a roof mount with a 16-inch whip that may work but I really need to get on top of the roof first to determine what I have.
I attempted to search the Winnebago site for replacement parts but there only appears to be a few selections, none of which apply in my case. Are there other sources for info available?
When I can get on the roof I will take some pics of the studs and attach them.

 

[Morich]

Rusty round stud might sound like an old coax fitting but that also sounds like it is no longer usable and will likely need to be replaced.
From there, is it is in fact a coax, the best choice is looking at whether you can pull it up to cut off the existing fitting and replace it. Those are not RV specific items and will be much easier as well as cheaper to go to other shops.
If you are not familiar with replacing the coax fitting, this may be better done by some type of radio guy as it is a bit fussy to get the inner and outer wire and sheath connected to the new fitting in a way that they don't make contact with each other or leak to short out when wet.
Not a terribly hard job but just fussy to get the little strands of braided wire tucked into the right places! One of the first stops might be to find what you have for getting the existing loose and pulling up some slack coax to get to a good clean part.

Or my guess might be totally wrong and it is simply a bolt from an old roof rack??
We never really know what other folks may have done for us to discover!

 

[wogden]

as soon as it cools off a bit I will get up on the roof to determine what is there. Pretty confident that it is the antenna stub but we will see. Then I i wll take some pics of those other studs. Theu may just be there for the optional roof rack.

 

[wogden]

Weather is cooperating now so I got up on the roof to closely inspect everything. Indeed, no one has been up there in a long time. Most of the dycor is in bad shape including the Maxx Air surround. The vent is leaking so I removed the assembly which in itself was filthy, cleaned that up to look more presentable and reflashed the housing to eliminate the leak. Reinstalled the vent and it does not work! Perhaps I managed to get some water on the pc board but I was being very careful not to. I will let it set for a day or so to see if it heals itself. Probably wishful thinking considering what I have read about the MaxxAir technical issues.
I removed the antenna mast. It was screwed on to what appears to be a metric stud sticking thru the roof. Can't seem to locate one that looks like this. Does it look familiar to anyone that has more knowledge on these things than me??
Forgot to take a picture of the studs that protrude thru the roof skin on each side. I think they are to be used with mounting hardware to attach roof racks etc.

 

[PatMM]

Recently acquired a used 59k with low mileage from a one owner thru CW.
Spent a week cleaning it and yesterday got a ladder to look at the roof. The PO did not buy the rear ladder option so it appears he has never spent much time on issues with the roof.
I notice that there are small studs sticking up out of the roof. What are these for?
Radio does not source stations and it most likely won't without an antenna which is also missing from the roof. All that I can find is a short stud coming thru the roof which I assume is the base for an antenna ???
Missing the teak floor for the shower as well. Any good source for a replacement that will fit?
I noticed many B class owners have purchased folding camp chairs that apparently can be stored in the bay under the p/s bed. Any recommendations for ones that work well and provide a comfortable seat?
Thank you for any advice and recommendations.

Walter & Anne

We have 1 Rocker, and 1 normal GCI chair. Also bought 1 for son for Christmas. Easily fits under P/S bed. Dick's Sporting linkNew to Me 2017 Travato 59K Owner With Questions

We too accidently broke our external FM radio antennae that goes to the Jensen sound system.

 

[wogden]

Thank you Pat for your reply. The link to Dicks does not seem to work. Just returns me back to the original post. We have a Dicks close to us so we will look there on our next trip by.

I replaced the antennae and the radio now works. fixed all the leaks in the roof area, replaced several components for the fan to get it working which has been the most frustrating exercise. Had numerous issues with the heater and it's control panel. That was a learning experience for certain. As it turned out we were not getting 120vac to the unit. The panel kept providing an alarm code indicating no ac. As it turned out there is a ground fault outlet buried behind the vent grille under the driver's side bed. Reset that and all was well.
Fridge has a mind of its own apparently. Got caught by that when we realized it was not cooling but it turned out to be an erratic temp control. We found the sweet spot and don't mess with it and it is happy.
Spent untold hours chasing leaks from the front windshield and onto the engine. Bad design that has a lot of complaints and fixes on the web. Have it pretty well controlled now with the help from Promasters Only in Ohio. I am using his app to telegraph diagnostics and gauge levels to my android which has been a great way to monitor the heat levels of the tranny and engine.
Looking forward to using the unit this coming season. Maybe more play and less work this year.

 

[Waterbug]

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Foldable Aluminum Sports Chair, Green

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[wogden]

We would like outdoor and something that folds up for easy storage in the Travato where space is at a minimum.