I have noticed a number of post dealing with replacing the chalking on Open Road units. We went over and looked at a unit today that was built in late 2006 as
a 2007 model year. It appears as though the caulking is a basic clear all weather caulk/adhesive as purchased at your local homedepot. This unit is new, but
a few years old and shows the need to be recaulked already. On our Travel Supreme it appears that the the caulk is of a different material, and around all the
major seals it looks as if the TS was sealed with a poli buytal tape at exterior corners and door and window seals.
I did noticed that on the curb side on the gooseneck section that would under the bedroom floor the cornor molding near the front cap was loose and hanging low. It looked as if the screws holding it in place either missed its target and did not seat, or if this is screwed into the wood sub-floor it could be a sign of a bigger problem. There were also a few small couple of inch long hair line cracks showing in the Gel Coat on the lower mid section of this same area. But then our current 1997 40 foot triple slide Travel Supreme show a few hair line cracks, which I feel are stress cracks near the front cap also. This was also an area that was in need of being recaulked.......so what do you think.....possible bigger hidden problem or probally nothing to get to worried about.
Thanks for your imput.
I did noticed that on the curb side on the gooseneck section that would under the bedroom floor the cornor molding near the front cap was loose and hanging low. It looked as if the screws holding it in place either missed its target and did not seat, or if this is screwed into the wood sub-floor it could be a sign of a bigger problem. There were also a few small couple of inch long hair line cracks showing in the Gel Coat on the lower mid section of this same area. But then our current 1997 40 foot triple slide Travel Supreme show a few hair line cracks, which I feel are stress cracks near the front cap also. This was also an area that was in need of being recaulked.......so what do you think.....possible bigger hidden problem or probally nothing to get to worried about.
Thanks for your imput.
