Water Leak, Repair Update Feb 12th
Well, here we go again. Back in 2013 I found a leak that was deteriorating the slide out floor, so I undertook those repairs. I had a thread on here but couldn't find it again to give you a link, bu...
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Hi John, you are correct on most counts. I applied Eternabond to all roof seams probably in 2010, about 2 1/2 yrs after we got the camper in Dec 2007. Turned out to be a good idea, I have had no leaks from the roof at all. I have also sealed the body seams with ProFlex 2 or 3x over the time we have owned the camper. No slide topper.
So 2013 was the year I replaced the floor in the slide out. As part of that project I had the slide disconnected from the rack drive, the seals and the side trim were also off. At that time, a small piece of the floor under the slide was also water damaged and so I replaced that with 3/4" plywood. Note in this recent pic that the same piece I replaced is also now rotted. sorry my arrow is not showing but it's that piece by the slide with the corner gone.
So you are correct, repairs were made in winter 2013, so almost exactly 5 years ago. I recall I had issues getting slide to seal properly but thought I had it resolved. Really had no issues until this year, and this was a light camping season for us. One trip to Scranton Pa and two local to Montauk, that was it. we did get a fair amount of rain this summer but didn't town through hardly any. Camper sat most of the summer while I worked on the house. Although I did find time to replace the brakes and the awning :)
So here are additional pics from the angle you requested:
The plywood is the bottom of the slide floor, that's the replacement plywood with 4 coats of marine varnish on it.
Embarrassed to say, I thought this thing hanging from the bottom was a stray piece of spray foam or insulation, turns out it's a fungi
Let me know if you see anything else in these pics. The evidence somewhat contra-indicates...the leak seems like it's towing related, but yet the issue got much worse over this past summer when we hardly towed at all.
So 2013 was the year I replaced the floor in the slide out. As part of that project I had the slide disconnected from the rack drive, the seals and the side trim were also off. At that time, a small piece of the floor under the slide was also water damaged and so I replaced that with 3/4" plywood. Note in this recent pic that the same piece I replaced is also now rotted. sorry my arrow is not showing but it's that piece by the slide with the corner gone.
So you are correct, repairs were made in winter 2013, so almost exactly 5 years ago. I recall I had issues getting slide to seal properly but thought I had it resolved. Really had no issues until this year, and this was a light camping season for us. One trip to Scranton Pa and two local to Montauk, that was it. we did get a fair amount of rain this summer but didn't town through hardly any. Camper sat most of the summer while I worked on the house. Although I did find time to replace the brakes and the awning :)
So here are additional pics from the angle you requested:
The plywood is the bottom of the slide floor, that's the replacement plywood with 4 coats of marine varnish on it.
Embarrassed to say, I thought this thing hanging from the bottom was a stray piece of spray foam or insulation, turns out it's a fungi
Let me know if you see anything else in these pics. The evidence somewhat contra-indicates...the leak seems like it's towing related, but yet the issue got much worse over this past summer when we hardly towed at all.
