I posted this earlier but it seemed to disappear when it moved to technical support:
Congratulations on your Bigfoot trailer. We bought our 2004 used and it had no such issues however no propane hook up. I would consider a crack in the hull as major and something that needs to be addressed. As far as fasteners, Bigfoot did use zinc plated fasteners on the exterior which would show rust. I replaced all mine with stainless. The ones that come to mind are the screws that hold the propane shroud down and the nuts that hold the spare tire cover in place. If they used a zinc plated fastener to hold an aluminum bracket electrolysis will cause it to show rust in a season. They also make stainless pop rivets. Our trailer had inexpensive lug nuts that rusted after a while but that is prevalent with all brands. You are going to love that trailer and use it for many years not having to deal with the leakage problems that plague other brands. Welcome to the forum.
