Older Class Cs with fiberglass roofs and end caps??

I did't think a boat would blister unless left in water extended time without bottom paint? The blisters are basically water seeping into the gel coat pores.

The one piece fiberglass shell of the Coach House and Born Free have always interested me but I also wondered about leaks where things like windows, TV antennas, etc. penetrate the shell. I've had 2 rubber roofed RVs and any leaks have been at those points and not in the interior area of the rubber material.

On mfrs that use separate fiberglass roof and end caps, how are these pieces joined? Are they mechanically joined (screws) and sealed like rubber roofed RVs (Dicor, etc.)? Or are the fiberglass pieces bonded together using fiberglassing techniques (epoxy, resins, mat/cloth, etc)?

Good information. I wondered if the born free had any weakness show up as they aged. The ripples now explains what I saw in a picture of one that was listed for sale. It looked like delamination but I didn't think that was possible, although boats do blister on the bottom. Thanks for the Coach House reference. I find the Born Free for sale MH are few and far between.

Coach House is another Class C that uses a full fiberglass body. The entire MH body is a single piece shell.

fighterpilota wrote:
Born free are nice looking. All fiberglass. Do you have to worry about blisters in the fiberglass developing like they do on boats? Do they have any issues with leaks or are they essentially built as just three pieces? I could get along with the 26 model with the rear corner bed even though it doesn't have the booth dinette. Thanks for the suggestion.

Bought mine used in 2009 in AZ. There are some slight ripples on the side from heat warp but, because the sidewalls are not laminated, there is no 'delamination'. I had a leak in the front cabover window. It didn't leak to the interior walls but into the fiberglass cabover. No permanent damage and, though the fix was rather expensive, it was worth it. Also had a slight leak in an outside compartment that stained a bit of the carpet inside the compartment. Regardless of these issues, Born Free is a very well built motorhome and I would buy another one.

Born free are nice looking. All fiberglass. Do you have to worry about blisters in the fiberglass developing like they do on boats? Do they have any issues with leaks or are they essentially built as just three pieces? I could get along with the 26 model with the rear corner bed even though it doesn't have the booth dinette. Thanks for the suggestion.

Born Free, for one.