01-23-2018, 10:33 AM
Steve,
I have been fixing the issues as I have discovered them. The slide sag / hook issue was a real problem that is now fixed...but since I have a lot of water still coming in...I still have issues.
Since the seal has degraded, it needs to be fixed. It is original to the coach. 15 years seems like a fair lifespan for an exposed piece of rubber.
But I am also thinking there may be other issues.
My slide has two seams on the top and of course has a seam all the way around where the skin attaches. I have looked at these seams in the past, but will take a much better look now.
Forest, I do not have slide toppers. I know they would help some of these issues, but carry their own sorts of challenges.
This fight with the slide has gotten personal..The slide thinks it will win, but I am tenacious and will eventually win. I just need to convince the slide that it is in its best interest to start acting right.
I have been fixing the issues as I have discovered them. The slide sag / hook issue was a real problem that is now fixed...but since I have a lot of water still coming in...I still have issues.
Since the seal has degraded, it needs to be fixed. It is original to the coach. 15 years seems like a fair lifespan for an exposed piece of rubber.
But I am also thinking there may be other issues.
My slide has two seams on the top and of course has a seam all the way around where the skin attaches. I have looked at these seams in the past, but will take a much better look now.
Forest, I do not have slide toppers. I know they would help some of these issues, but carry their own sorts of challenges.
This fight with the slide has gotten personal..The slide thinks it will win, but I am tenacious and will eventually win. I just need to convince the slide that it is in its best interest to start acting right.
Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama