2000 Coachmen Catalina Sidewall Repair
Hi all, During the last trip of the Summer I was traveling home on one of the worst maintained roads I have ever traveled. For nearly five miles it felt like I was getting hit by another vehicle, onl...
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moisheh wrote:
What you have encountered is a built in flaw in Coachman RV's of that vintage. The floor is attached to the sidewalls with just some screws. They rust and break. In some of those units one can sit on the sofa and watch the dash float up and down. A proper fix is a big deal. If it were mine I would sell it! You might try and post some pictures of the floor/sidewall area.
Moisheh
Thanks for all the advise...
Yesterday, the temperature went up to the mid 40s and I was able to get up underneath the wheel well...
Just poking around and feeling around I felt a loose piece of wood and gave it a gentle tug... I dissolved in my hand!
Apparently along with the screws rusting away, I have a leak inside the wall and the wooden underframing has also rotted too... After closer examination, the inside wall at the passenger's window is de-laminating... On the inside... This is serious!
So, the first thing I'm going to do pull out the passenger chair, the loveseat sofa and pull back the carpet on that side... Then take a good hard look at the flooring, frame connections and the sidewall... get up underneath with a good strong work lamp to see what I've got there too... I've also got to find out where that water is coming in on the inside... I think it is from the front awning mount that needs to be re-caulked...
BTW: On the last trip home after and that section of bad road, I did see the dash "floating" in relation to the side wall, as the RV went up and down with the road... So, I have to start getting some stabilization started before I try to move it again...
