When we pick up our Coachmen Catalina 5er in Port Orange Florida, it had been used as a stationary residence its whole life. We bought it from the second owners, who had lived in it for 7 years. It was wonderfully maintained and very well kept. THey replaced the mattress, added a new LAzy Boy RV recliner chair and some new dedicated 110 outlets. As great as it was, it wasn't really ours. Like buying a used car or moving into a house, you love it deeply, but it stil has touches of the previous owners.
Our Coachmen was decorated in an ocean motiff. But not entirely Floridian. It had aspects of the New England coast with wall plaques that had gigantic pine trees. The shelf above the 14 foot slide was lined with sea captains and a few ship mates. Most notable was Captain Gordon of the seafood fame. The interior design was going to change.
We removed 90% of the ocean design and sold it in our short lived one day yard sale over a rained out weekend. We will be hanging our own "ocean art" we have picked up here in North Carolina. Every year, Morehead City hosts the NC Seafood Festival in the fall. The first year Mary was here in NC we attended and picked up the 2009 official seafood poster.
It will now hang in the 5er, near the spot we are considering the foldout work station. The new vinyl foor was another claim to ownership.
This week we will look at the idea of a customizing the entertainment center and possibly changing the slideout area by removing the divider betwenn the sofa and the dinette. Maybe a nice top cabinet will look nice?
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