mouse-hole to twist-lock
I got the idea to close up my mouse hole with a boat style twist-lock power inlet. Problem is, my mouse hole is 6.5" across at its widest, and the marine inlets are all less than 4" I see the k...
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GordonThree wrote:Bob Landry wrote:
Make a mounting surface large enough to cover the existing hole. Attach it with SS sheet metal pan head screws at the corners and run a bead of white silicone around the edge smoothing it with a finger. I used King Starboard, but any type of plastic tha can be worked with power tools will work.
Nice and clean install there.
The aluminum siding on my KZ is not flat like a fiberglass coach. Makes things a bit more tricky. I'll post up a pic when the sun comes back tomorrow, see what ideas you all can come up with.
My first trailer was also like yours. I used the corner attachment screws to draw the mounting surface up to where it just touched the aluminum and then ran white silicone into the gaps and then finished off the outside edge with a fine bead and smoothed it. It didn't distort any of the siding and the silicone provided more than enough adhesion.
