Drew Callahan · May 27, 2026
I’ve spent enough mornings elbow-deep in the engine bay of a Chinook Bayside that I could probably do this job blindfolded — though I wouldn’t recommend it. The glow plug on these units fails in a particular way: quiet at first, then your heater starts cranking for thirty seconds before it catches, then forty-five, then … Read more
Drew Callahan · May 21, 2026
I’ve spent enough mornings elbow-deep in the battery compartment of a Chinook Bayside that I can practically diagnose its power problems by sound alone. The click-click-click of a dying lead-acid bank trying to crank the inverter. The way the lights dim halfway through coffee because the voltage sags as soon as the compressor kicks in. … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 1, 2025
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for CHINOOK BAYSIDE Your Bayside’s service manual will tell you to inspect seams. What it won’t mention is that roof leaks on this particular rig almost never show up where the water actually entered — it travels sideways under the membrane first, then drops somewhere that looks completely unrelated to … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 1, 2025
Electrical Inverter and Shore Power Integration Service for CHINOOK BAYSIDE The first time I heard it, I was standing in the galley of a Bayside with a dead microwave outlet and a fully charged battery bank. No obvious breaker trip, no humming or sparks — just silence where there should’ve been 120 volts. I grabbed … Read more
Drew Callahan · November 30, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for CHINOOK BAYSIDE I was elbow-deep in the cassette housing of my own Bayside last spring when I realized the repair manual I’d bought didn’t match what was actually sitting in front of me. The Fiamma F45s awning had been my responsibility for three years at that point — … Read more
