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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: coachcw on July 29, 2013, 09:39:04 PM

Title: Dry Rot !
Post by: coachcw on July 29, 2013, 09:39:04 PM: dam ! 2001 Salem and the front corner of the floor is way soft !. any trailer repair guys out there ? thank's
Title: Re: Dry Rot !
Post by: lokidog on July 29, 2013, 10:13:42 PM: If it is spotty, there is a liquid that you can infuse into it that will harden it up. If substantial, cut it out anf replace it. I have no idea however what a Salem 2001 is. ;) If there is dry or any other rot, that means, of course, that there has been water there at some point. The first order of business is to figure out where and prevent future leaks.
Title: Re: Dry Rot !
Post by: jay.sharkbait on July 29, 2013, 10:24:26 PM: Smiths penetrating epoxy.
Title: Re: Dry Rot !
Post by: coachcw on July 30, 2013, 06:27:59 AM: It's a 2001 salem by forest river . I guess my first step will be to pull the bed and paneling out and see where it came from and fix the leak . Good project for after the season .
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Post by: Jingles on July 30, 2013, 06:36:00 AM: Hope it hasn't affected the support structure or you'll be fixing it before the season ends have one corner dragging
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Post by: coachcw on July 30, 2013, 06:37:57 AM: It's not moving but once . this year my camp will be on my back or in my truck .
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Post by: fishseeker on August 09, 2013, 11:42:06 AM: Dry Rot is not fun. Rebuilt a few TTs. Floors, sidewalls and such. Where is it located?
Title: Re: Dry Rot !
Post by: coachcw on August 09, 2013, 10:50:27 PM: east now but will be back in bothell come oct.
Title: Re: Dry Rot !
Post by: fishseeker on August 10, 2013, 05:39:16 AM: If you find the leak DO NOT use sillycone on it :yike: Use Dicor for Virtical surfaces I'll try to help as much as I can. Don't go rippin a bunch of stuff out, you'll need it for patterns