I gots the rot...
Well, shame on me for trusting my RV repair guy to do the inspecting of my roof seals... Found water in the rear toolbox compartment after some heavy rains last month, and then we noticed the bubbling...
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@spoon059,
a) my trailer has an aluminum frame that is screwed together. Yes, the roof plywood is rotted, but the frame should be OK. In testing, I think the walls and floor are OK as well. I do not think the trailer will come flying apart as I run down the road.
b) no way i'm going to do the work, not qualified, don't have the time, etc.
c) if the cost for someone else to fix is over $1,000, not going to spend that kind of money on an old trailer. I have gotten some "back-of-envelope" cost estimates to let a qualified repair guy to do the job, and we're talking multiple $1,000's. As I said above, blue book value on the trailer is between $4-5K. Not going to sink another couple of $K into it at this point, not worth it. Will sell for best offer, and get another TT, hopefully in a year or two.
I think "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good" applies here.
a) my trailer has an aluminum frame that is screwed together. Yes, the roof plywood is rotted, but the frame should be OK. In testing, I think the walls and floor are OK as well. I do not think the trailer will come flying apart as I run down the road.
b) no way i'm going to do the work, not qualified, don't have the time, etc.
c) if the cost for someone else to fix is over $1,000, not going to spend that kind of money on an old trailer. I have gotten some "back-of-envelope" cost estimates to let a qualified repair guy to do the job, and we're talking multiple $1,000's. As I said above, blue book value on the trailer is between $4-5K. Not going to sink another couple of $K into it at this point, not worth it. Will sell for best offer, and get another TT, hopefully in a year or two.
I think "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good" applies here.
