TechWriter wrote:
TJHUB wrote:
I am about to take ownership of this 2004 Seabreeze LX in a couple of weeks.
To start, almost all of the roof caulking is dried out and cracked. There have been a couple of instances of water inside. This past summer, the shower skylight leaked. I fixed it by scrapping the old caulking off the best I could (read “did a very decent job, but probably not correct”) and re-caulked with new stuff. There is also evidence that there is/was a leak by front passenger seat, from what I think is the seam where the rubber roof meets the fiberglass front. I’d like to redo everything on the roof, but the 3 other skylights seem in rough condition. The plastic shroud on the inside looks yellowed and aged. The screens are in poor condition, the bathroom fan is broken, and the Fantastic Fan one in the kitchen area runs, but the fan doesn’t spin. Is now the right time for me to replace all 3 skylights with new ones?
My first RV was a 2004 SeaBreeze LX 8341. I liked it a lot. It was a good runner.
However, your 2004 is coming up on its 15th birthday so I'd suggest:
- Fix the roof first. Clean it thoroughly. As I remember, LX's have a good fiberglass (not rubber) roof. Run Eternabond tape along all the roof seams.
- Replace all the sky lights & the Fantastic fans.
Thanks. I will be starting with the roof. I’m fairly certain this roof is rubber. I will post pics later where you can see. I can’t believe I would mistake it for rubber, but it might be possible.
What brand of roof vent should I consider? Can I go budget from Amazon, or am I better off with a more respected brand name? Thoughts?
