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thetundrawolf's avatar
Jul 12, 2013

They attached the sides HOW?

Hello,

I have a Toyota Dolphin 20' RV. It had been stored by the ocean for many years before I bought it.

There's a big hole in the floor, and basically the entire floor needs to be replaced.

I brought in a carpenter to look at it, and he was stunned. Apparently they attached the walls to the RV by using screws that they drilled into the edge of the plywood, all around!

I was hoping to not have to completely disassemble the entire cab area just to put in a new floor (Plywood).

Any ideas?

I can't just lay new sheets over the existing plywood because it's already too small for me, (I am 6'1").

13 Replies

  • If it's a wood floor, the common carpenter/house framer approach would be to get underneath and block the seams and just cut an inch and a half inside the wall (the width of the base plate on a circular saw). Of course... this is house framing... I know nothing about your Toyota. Just sharing something that you might find a tidbit of value in.
  • My dolphin's floor is a solid piece of stainless steel sheet metal....
  • Is this one of the early molded fiberglass Dolphins, or is the "camper" body ordinary frame construction with aluminum siding?