Drew Callahan · January 18, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for GULF STREAM BT CRUISER Gulf Stream’s factory manuals and the dealer service paperwork won’t mention this: the BT Cruiser’s water pump sits in a tight, damp compartment where corrosion creeps in on the electrical connectors long before the pump motor itself wears out—and by the time you’re standing at a dry … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 18, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for GULF STREAM BT CRUISER The grinding started on a Tuesday morning somewhere in the Arizona low desert—not the usual creak and hum of the slide-out motor engaging, but a metallic shriek that made my stomach drop. I was parked at a BLM site without hookups, and the moment I heard it, … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 17, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for NEXUS TRIUMPH Most RV owners assume their water pump will either work or it won’t—that it’s a binary switch, and when it fails, they’re looking at a dealer service call and a $400+ bill. That assumption costs them money they don’t need to spend. The reality is simpler: a Nexus Triumph … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 17, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for GULF STREAM BT CRUISER I’ve got a workbench photo from last spring—a BT Cruiser sitting in my bay with a ceiling that looked like a topographic map of water stains. The owner had bought it sight-unseen, didn’t climb the ladder during inspection, and by the time he called me … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 16, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for NEXUS TRIUMPH Let a slide-out motor go unchecked and you’re looking at a living space that’s either half-swallowed by the elements or jammed shut and useless—sometimes both on the same trip. I’ve sat in plenty of gravel lots at two in the morning listening to families explain how their Nexus Triumph’s … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 16, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for NEXUS TRIUMPH Pull the ceiling panel out of a Nexus Triumph that’s been parked for three years and you’ll find what I find in half the used rigs I walk through: the rubber around the roof seams has chalked and cracked, water has been working its way through the … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 16, 2026
Water Pump Replacement for WINNEBAGO VIEW “Drew, my View’s pump just died — I turned on the faucet yesterday and heard nothing. Not even a hum. Tank’s full, battery’s good. Am I looking at a service call, or is this something I can handle myself?” That’s the question I got from a fellow full-timer outside … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 15, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for WINNEBAGO VIEW I’m standing on top of a View’s rubber roof right now, one boot on the air conditioning unit, running my fingers along a seam that’s wept stains down into the galley below. The old factory sealant is chalky, crumbling away in pieces when I press it with … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 15, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for WINNEBAGO VIEW A Lippert IG-42 replacement motor runs about $280–$350 depending on where you source it, but a service call to have a dealer swap one out will cost you $600–$900 in labor alone, plus the part markup. More importantly: that’s just the financial hit. A slide-out that won’t retract turns … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 14, 2026
Slide-Out Motor Replacement for COACHMEN FREELANDER Most owners wait too long to replace a dying slide-out motor on a Freelander—they’ll live with the grinding, the slow retract, the occasional stall mid-cycle, thinking it’ll either fix itself or last one more season. It won’t. I’ve pulled more half-deployed slides in Freelanders than I care to count, … Read more
