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tomthyme
Explorer
Oct 23, 2014

OMGosh! Crack in the side of our Cameo?????

I can't figure out how to post the photo, but yesterday I found a small vertical crack in the side wall of our 2011 37cksls Cameo. If you are standing outside the rig (door side) the long slide is probably 14' long. The crack is in the exterior wall of the coach right where the upper right hand corner of the slide is. The crack is about 4 inches long and moves from the absolute top right corner where the slide comes in and proceeds up the sidewall of the rig toward the sky.

The crack is on the exterior and you can't see inside the rig or anything horrible like that, but it seems to me like it is an invitation for water damage, structural failure or worse.

Does anyone have experience with this? I'm rather worried about it.

Thank you!

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  • SH's avatar
    SH
    Explorer
    Oct 24, 2014
    Cummins12V98 wrote:
    donn0128 wrote:
    No way i would use silicone. Dicor or Proflex would be far better


    So the items you listed are not caulk-ing?


    Major difference in a silicone based sealant than a polyurethane, polyether or a silane terminated polymer. I too would stay far away from a silicone based caulk (sealant).
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    Oct 23, 2014
    Most people install a piece of trim over the crack and caulk behind it. You can put a matching one at the other end of the slide.

    Chris
  • Cummins12V98's avatar
    Cummins12V98
    Explorer III
    Oct 23, 2014
    donn0128 wrote:
    No way i would use silicone. Dicor or Proflex would be far better


    So the items you listed are not caulk-ing?
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Oct 23, 2014
    No way i would use silicone. Dicor or Proflex would be far better
  • downtheroad's avatar
    downtheroad
    Explorer
    Oct 23, 2014
    LynnandCarol wrote:
    I would put some clear caulk in there for the time being to keep the moisture out.

    Good advice and a good start
    But, then determine the cause of the crack. Worse possible scenario is some kind of under-lying frame failure.
    Hope not....
  • LynnandCarol's avatar
    LynnandCarol
    Explorer
    Oct 23, 2014
    I would put some clear caulk in there for the time being to keep the moisture out.

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