76AMERIGO wrote:
Nice! Brings back memories....
I have a tip/what I did, to move the fiberglass bathroom in one piece.
Finish removing all the cabinets and paneling so there is nothing in the way. Get your sawzall and cut the return flange in the vent area (a new vent 14 x 14, can be installed and the trim ring will cover your cut) flush with the top of the bathroom ceiling. With the plumbing fittings removed on the floor, you're ready to slide the bathroom out of the way.
It is tight, you will need another helper that can "shoulder press" the roof beams to create some wiggle room. I could only move it to the the isle way and just inside the wing area. This opened up the bathroom area for repairs to the frame, new flooring, etc. One you're done, slide it back!
Remove all (as many as you can) old screws, they rust and thin down and allow water to enter. Add bracing to those upper back corners tying the 2X6's to the 2x2's, this is where the "sag" comes from. Only a few screws hold this structural area, they rust and the back shifts down from the weight of the floor/snap n nap.
Looks like you have the tear-down figured out.....
Good luck with it!! I'll keep looking for your updates!
If you have any other questions, hit me up, glad to try and help.
Dave
Yeah, I had already planned to cut that ceiling vent flange, the fun part is doing it without opening the roof up first, as I unfortunately can't get this thing inside till I'm done moving the major appliances between the two campers and get the KIT sold.
Fortunately, we have only a minor amount of butt sag, which I think is simply because the last owner bolted steel channel to the underside of the rear over hang.
I plan to pull up the top layer of the floor inside, I need to determine if it simply suffers from Amerigo using way too thin of decking on the floor in the same fashion they did on the cabover deck, or if there's some structural compromise.
If nothing else, it'll give me an opportunity to try installing a new keel into the floor to stiffen it up some more if nothing else.
Once I finish dismantling the kitchen and the fridge, I can start carefully pulling the cabover side walls to see if there's any signs of water penetration and then use the old paneling to trace new plywood to go up on the frame (which will have paneling installed over the top).
Also, I need to pull new wiring for the clearance lights, the existing wiring is in sad shape and at least one of the lights is no longer getting any power.
