corner left nose leaking??
We have an '07 Keystone Raptor fifth wheel.
While getting everything ready here for winter, we noticed a drip coming from the left front corner-nose area. All summer we thought it was from the AC, however our AC has been off now for weeks. After examining this....cosmetic-looking white strip that snaps in the edges of this metal track, I saw it was filled with water. The screws are now rusty as they've been sitting in this water each time it rains.
This particular track runs underneath the nose, along the side and ends right where the gutter nozzle begins, so we put some Eternabond sealing tape up by the gutter to seal out any water (in case it was running along this track). We then used the tape to seal the entire area under the nose in case water was streaming down the front and doing the "wick-effect" (curling upwards around it).
After it rained all day yesterday, we go out to inspect it today, to find the tape filled with water, and lost it's adhesiveness. It's now I should mention the bedroom and closet floors are bone-dry, but we want them to stay that way by fixing this now. Today we ripped off the tape (which was easy to do) and unhooked the white trim from the metal track to let the area dry out. I took several pics so you can see the area I'm talking about much better. (Edit: trying to figure out how to post pics, don't think it'll let me)
Any tips, ideas, suggestions, similar stories, etc. would greatly be appreciated, as we're going to a an RV/camping shop tomorrow to buy some LAP sealant which hopefully does the trick :/
While getting everything ready here for winter, we noticed a drip coming from the left front corner-nose area. All summer we thought it was from the AC, however our AC has been off now for weeks. After examining this....cosmetic-looking white strip that snaps in the edges of this metal track, I saw it was filled with water. The screws are now rusty as they've been sitting in this water each time it rains.
This particular track runs underneath the nose, along the side and ends right where the gutter nozzle begins, so we put some Eternabond sealing tape up by the gutter to seal out any water (in case it was running along this track). We then used the tape to seal the entire area under the nose in case water was streaming down the front and doing the "wick-effect" (curling upwards around it).
After it rained all day yesterday, we go out to inspect it today, to find the tape filled with water, and lost it's adhesiveness. It's now I should mention the bedroom and closet floors are bone-dry, but we want them to stay that way by fixing this now. Today we ripped off the tape (which was easy to do) and unhooked the white trim from the metal track to let the area dry out. I took several pics so you can see the area I'm talking about much better. (Edit: trying to figure out how to post pics, don't think it'll let me)
Any tips, ideas, suggestions, similar stories, etc. would greatly be appreciated, as we're going to a an RV/camping shop tomorrow to buy some LAP sealant which hopefully does the trick :/
