Feedback on Sunseeker bunkhouse
Has anyone had problems with their Sunseeker? I am looking to trade in the Four Winds for a bunkhouse and am looking at a couple different manufacturers. One of the most important factors is the des...
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The caps are not the same on the Sunseeker and Leprechan.
Here is the latest Sunseeker cap. I don't even think they've updated their website, let alone the brochures. The Leprechaun is the next one.
Don't just look at the cap. Look at the roof line, and the roof to side rail trim, and see the differences in how they built the units. IMO that dark trim along the roof on the Leprechaun, between the awning and the cap, which angles downward, was somehow getting water into it and funneling it down to the bottom of the trim, where it managed to seep into the coach. Even a leak test would have a hard time figuring it out, because the water is getting into the coach down low (the "leak"), but it was getting into the trim up high (the real source of the problem). Any of this vinyl covered trim will leak if water sits in it. The screws under the trim cover are not sealed. They are just screwed through the trim and the putty tape beneath the trim, and into the body. Then the vinyl cover goes over top. This style of trim and attachment is the weak link on many RVs, I've found. So if it is used, it's important to not have it oriented in such a way as to let it catch and especially retain water. You know, if they would just use screws with silicone washers, a lot of this could be avoided.
So, all that said, I think the SS has a much better chance of not capturing water than the Leprechaun. BUT, the caps you mentioned on the other brands will be MUCH better still. We ordered a SS because of the floorplan and other considerations. But I sure wish it had the full fiberglass cap.
Here is the latest Sunseeker cap. I don't even think they've updated their website, let alone the brochures. The Leprechaun is the next one.
Don't just look at the cap. Look at the roof line, and the roof to side rail trim, and see the differences in how they built the units. IMO that dark trim along the roof on the Leprechaun, between the awning and the cap, which angles downward, was somehow getting water into it and funneling it down to the bottom of the trim, where it managed to seep into the coach. Even a leak test would have a hard time figuring it out, because the water is getting into the coach down low (the "leak"), but it was getting into the trim up high (the real source of the problem). Any of this vinyl covered trim will leak if water sits in it. The screws under the trim cover are not sealed. They are just screwed through the trim and the putty tape beneath the trim, and into the body. Then the vinyl cover goes over top. This style of trim and attachment is the weak link on many RVs, I've found. So if it is used, it's important to not have it oriented in such a way as to let it catch and especially retain water. You know, if they would just use screws with silicone washers, a lot of this could be avoided.
So, all that said, I think the SS has a much better chance of not capturing water than the Leprechaun. BUT, the caps you mentioned on the other brands will be MUCH better still. We ordered a SS because of the floorplan and other considerations. But I sure wish it had the full fiberglass cap.
