We have an '02 Georgetown 32-footer, bought used from the original owners three seasons ago. Our impression initially was that it was a fairly well-designed and well built rig. It's on an F53 chassis, so it rides like a 10-ton box truck, which is really what it is!
We had a minor problem with a rotted-out slide-topper over the dinette which resulted in a bad mold infestation in the cabinets over the dinette. Since I'm reasonably handy, I took them out and built new ones. I was appalled at the workmanship "under the skin".
The cabinets, a 12'length, were held up to the ceiling with 1/2" wood-screws into a 1/8" lauan plywood skin glued to the slide-out ceiling's styrofoam insulation. I'm amazed they never fell down on us, as 75% of the screws had corroded and were no loger holding. There are three 1" square steel tubes running the length of that ceiling, to which my replacement cabinets are securely anchored. Why FR didn't use the same idea is a mystery.
I was also dismayed by the wiring of the ceiling lights under the cabinets. No consistent color coding of the wires, no tie-downs. It looked like the techs on the floor had made it up as they went along, using whatever wire they could find.
Not impressed by FR, but we're probably only going to do another two or three seasons before we pack it in. We'll probably just live with it and hope there are no more disasters. We don't expect to continue the RV life after I get to 75.
Frank Damp, DW - Eileen, pet - female Labrador (10 yrs old), location Anacortes, WA, retired RVers (since Dec 2014)
