2016 NL Delamination
I purchased my 2016 NL QCSE in April 2015 and recently noticed a bulge forming on the starboard side wing just below the cab over - see below. Since this rig is less than a year old even by i...
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One thing I notice in the last picture is you have frame mounted hold downs, which pull nearly straight down on the wing rather than 45 deg or more forward as would be typical with bed mounted ones. That puts more stress on the corner, which is buckling away from the core due to compression in that panel. This interpretation is reinforced by the fact that it mostly goes away on the jacks, which would put the same panel in tension.
Do you notice anything on the other side? One trick the yacht surveyors will use to discover delamination is to tap on the skin listening for a difference in sound. A delaminated area will sound lower pitched and hollow typically. You don't need to beat on it with a framing hammer, the edge of a quarter coin works pretty well. It might be difficult on a BF/NL camper because there are so many voids in the core by design.
Do you notice anything on the other side? One trick the yacht surveyors will use to discover delamination is to tap on the skin listening for a difference in sound. A delaminated area will sound lower pitched and hollow typically. You don't need to beat on it with a framing hammer, the edge of a quarter coin works pretty well. It might be difficult on a BF/NL camper because there are so many voids in the core by design.
