All Aluminum RVs
Other than the 2007-2008 Starcraft StarStream and the AirStreams, is there anything else with all aluminum construction(walls/roof) ? I also wonder what the starcraft StarStream uses for flooring i...
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valhalla360 wrote:GrandpaKip wrote:
With stainless steel fittings attached with SS screws. Some have brass and copper attached, also.
Absolute NO NO!!!
If you go to the boat forums, you will find long discussions of how to isolate aluminum from stainless steel because it cause the aluminum to fail or how a DIY job turned ugly in just a couple years because the guy didn't understand this.
My 52 year old Columbia 8.7 had all SS rigging attached to anodized spars. When you drill a pilot hole, the inside is not anodized. Not one failure for probably a hundred or so screw or rivet points. Most of the couple hundred sailboats at the boat yard where I spent most of my growing up had the same.
Now, the Al in an RV isn’t the same as a boat. I have seen corroded and falling apart Al in various situations. Mainly from little or no maintenance. Electrolysis will eat Al fairly quickly if allowed to.
My original point was that Al is an excellent building material when properly maintained.
