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04-13-2016, 01:02 PM
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Table up while travelling?
I hate the swinging hinge mechanism on the table in our Roo 19 
It would be great to just leave the table in the raised position while traveling, but I am worried that it will bounce around and the legs will scratch the front of the seat bases.
Does anyone have any experience, or done a mod, to travel with the table raised?
Thanks!
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04-13-2016, 02:59 PM
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Made the mistake of traveling with table up.
NEVER again.
Damaged cabinets.
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04-13-2016, 04:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
Made the mistake of traveling with table up.
NEVER again.
Damaged cabinets.
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I'm not sure the year of Dragon-Roo's hybrid, but I'm sure it's not the same mechanism as the one you have on your table Dan.
With this being said, my 23ws made the trip from Michigan to Maine with the table in up position, and it didn't move an inch.
Will I leave it in up or down position on my first trip........Still debating !
Dre 
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04-13-2016, 06:22 PM
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We always travel with the table up. In our ikss, the island keeps the table in place while traveling. We drape a beach towel over the end of the table to keep it from scratching the island. No problems.
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04-13-2016, 10:12 PM
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I hate that hinge too. I just turn the table upside down when we travel. We have a few things that we put on it and it works just fine.
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04-13-2016, 10:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jking46
We always travel with the table up. In our ikss, the island keeps the table in place while traveling. We drape a beach towel over the end of the table to keep it from scratching the island. No problems.
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^^ This ^^ Our "mod" is to throw a sleeping bag over the table so it doesn't scratch the cabinets. I have no idea how the mechanism even works to lower the table - never done it. Several thousand miles without any issues.
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04-14-2016, 09:03 AM
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only once, it moved around but no damage. We always have ours down anyway, storage for the memory foam, gravity chairs and outside table.
(unless turtling is in the plans, then its made up as a bed)
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04-14-2016, 09:16 AM
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It's not the greatest design, for sure. I've had to 1. put WD-40 at the pivots to make it easier to raise and lower. 2. The little yellow release button came out repeatedly and I had to replace it with a screw on knob. 3. one the spot welds on the drag link connecting both ends of the trestle base broke and I had to put screws in both ends to prevent a reocurence. I transport it in down position. Not even a years worth of use!
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04-14-2016, 09:52 AM
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Hmmm... I am thinking maybe some velcro screwed to the wall to hold the near side of the table, combined with some 'bumpers' or padding on the ends of the legs so they can't scratch up the seat bases from side to side movement on the end away from the wall???
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04-14-2016, 12:12 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
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No table down
I feel the same way about the table in our 23ss.
I screwed a small ( 1" long) U bracket on the wooden frame of the center seat. It sticks out less than /1/2" so it is not an issue.
I then use a bungie cord that I attach to the U bracket, wrap around the table leg several times, and attach the other end to the U bracket.
It allows for some movement but does not slam into the cabinets under the sink.
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04-14-2016, 01:25 PM
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We changed ours to pedistle style as soon as we got it. Did the same in all previous ones. We leave ours up and have not needed it down as yet. We may have to this year as we plan to turtle while on the road.
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04-14-2016, 07:31 PM
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Because it is so wobbly I would like to change ours to pedestal style but it is on a slide and I don't know if screws would hold through just the first surface and if they might protrude and tear the floor. That said, I left the table up once and it walked around quite a bit. I found that I can put my foot on the base and raise or lower the thing without moving the base so it drops into bed position in the u-shaped dinette where it is secured with velcro. 2015 Microlite 21DS
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04-14-2016, 09:55 PM
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We have no problem with it being wobbly. It would be much easier to raise and lower if we had a 'u' dinette layout but with just the two benches you have to try to operate the table from the end. This means that you are pulling it toward you while raising and you can't keep your foot on the leg, so the whole darn thing just wants to lift up 
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04-14-2016, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dragon-roo
We have no problem with it being wobbly. It would be much easier to raise and lower if we had a 'u' dinette layout but with just the two benches you have to try to operate the table from the end. This means that you are pulling it toward you while raising and you can't keep your foot on the leg, so the whole darn thing just wants to lift up |
It's just as big a PITA on our U-dinette as it was on our Roo 19 dinette. 
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04-14-2016, 10:56 PM
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Glad I'm not missing out on anything Rockford 
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