Outftter Caribou repairs/refirbish 99.7% done !
Howdy folks:
Well, our Caribou under-wing rot and under-tub re-build is virtually finished. T'was a long and hard project (~80 hours), but she's much better than new now. Its now a keeper :B
Under-tub replacement:
....there were 2 areas of under-wing rot; this was the region under the propane tank. The other area was at rear corner, under the steel batter box insert (a much larger rotter area, repaired in the same manner as this illustrated area):
While I was at it, the 2 roof-top vents were re-done, stripped the caulking, inserted new stainless screws where others had completely rusted, bedded everything properly, etc...AND, I pulled EVERY externally visible camper screw (a huge quantity of them; tub, camper walls, jacks, cabover and softwall-to-trim wall screws), and replaced EVERY ONE with stainless-steel (properly bedded in sealant: that was a brutal job, too). Entire roof was re caulked, as was all the camper wall seams and cabover seams. Thank our lucky stars that this camper has a full aluminum frame; for if it didn't, and frame would have been wood, I fear the entire camper would have needed a near total tear-down and re-build :E
....now, we can get back to camping again for another ~9 years we hope with this camper, thank goodness!
S-
Well, our Caribou under-wing rot and under-tub re-build is virtually finished. T'was a long and hard project (~80 hours), but she's much better than new now. Its now a keeper :B
Under-tub replacement:
....there were 2 areas of under-wing rot; this was the region under the propane tank. The other area was at rear corner, under the steel batter box insert (a much larger rotter area, repaired in the same manner as this illustrated area):
While I was at it, the 2 roof-top vents were re-done, stripped the caulking, inserted new stainless screws where others had completely rusted, bedded everything properly, etc...AND, I pulled EVERY externally visible camper screw (a huge quantity of them; tub, camper walls, jacks, cabover and softwall-to-trim wall screws), and replaced EVERY ONE with stainless-steel (properly bedded in sealant: that was a brutal job, too). Entire roof was re caulked, as was all the camper wall seams and cabover seams. Thank our lucky stars that this camper has a full aluminum frame; for if it didn't, and frame would have been wood, I fear the entire camper would have needed a near total tear-down and re-build :E
....now, we can get back to camping again for another ~9 years we hope with this camper, thank goodness!
S-
