[Jack Houpe]

Major progress today, we drove to Newell picked up the new shims and another HWH locking pin, after the rain quit we removed all the plywood paneling on the inside of the slide and removed the Windows in order to reseal them. My wife and I have decided that all the windows in the coach will have to be resealed just to be safe. We noticed there's a stain on the awnings which indicates their extended to keep any kind of rain from going around the windows. Also I noticed holes in the bottom of the windows not sure if this is factory but most certainly the water accumulates inside the bottom of the window on the inside it drains down the wall. We've stripped the slide to the point to where I believe it only weighs 600 or 700 pounds at the most, tomorrow will be the day that we will use the forklift pull it out replace the seal and put it back. Surprisingly after removing the plywood there are several pieces that are in good condition and not rotted. We will keep the others to make patterns for the new material.