rails were replaced. The front screw jack
was broken and wouldn’t wind up and
that was rebuilt and repaired by Mary’s
son, Tom Dietrich who also built Mary a
tire mount and attached it to the back
bumper as there had been nowhere to
keep a spare tire previously. The leaking
old galvanized water tank was replaced
with a modern polypropylene tank and
new fittings and lines, though Mary tells
me that they were able to preserve the
original filler. The ceiling vent had leaked
and was in poor shape, so it was replaced
with a new 12-volt Fantastic vent fan. The
original iconic “S” Shasta magazine racks
were long gone, but Mary was able to find
the pattern for them online and rebuild
two for her Shy Ann.
The Shasta’s exterior skin was full of
dents, creases, tears, and small holes,
patches and had been shot with a BB gun.
The roof had many patches too, so the
entire roof and skin were replaced with
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