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Catoff
Explorer
Sep 30, 2014

Repair a Camper with a bulging side ?

Hi Guys. I have found an Adventurer 104DSS,2002. The window on right forward side below the bed had leak at sometime,which made the fiberglass bulge out below the window and down to the storage locker.

The rest of this camper seems good and at 7 grand canadian the price is cheap! Do people fix these issues or just live with them,im wondering if its worth paying a shop to fix it.
Im not scared of different projects and im wondering if i could buy a
skin for whole slide side somewhere?. I'm guessing it more than likely needs new ply but i couldnt feel the ply flexing underneath when i gently pushed on it. Anyone on this forum ever rebuilt a side on a camper? Any info would be great. Thanks
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  • azrving's avatar
    azrving
    Explorer
    Sep 30, 2014
    Run away. Doesn't seem cheap for a 2002. If I had to buy something that may end up with the whole side torn off for repair I would be thinking $1,500

    They want someone else to solve their problem.
  • ed6713's avatar
    ed6713
    Explorer
    Sep 30, 2014
    Under the delamination is almost certainly, lots of rotted wood.
    Put "delamination" in the search box on this site. You will find dozens of references. None are good. This is a major issue unless you simply don't care about it, in which case go ahead.
    Enjoy your travels.
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Sep 30, 2014
    if it is dirt cheap for the year/model and you don't care about resale value you could perhaps do like others here have posted, drill holes, inject glue, clamp sides together, etc. one possibility would be to fasten a bracket to hold a BarBQue on that spot to hide screwing it back down? assuming that is the only delamination spot.
    bumpy

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