First run. Rain and roof leaks.
Once again, feasting on your knowledge. An upfront thankyou.
I'm a new owner of a 2013 Rockwood Signature (here in Australia). We took it out on its first adventure last week and ran into some heavy rain. I've discovered that we have two leaks.
Firstly, around the skylight above the shower recess.
Secondly, the openable vent above the bed - damn inconvenient, we slept with a bucket between us.
The skylight appears to have been damaged by birdstrike/treestrike. The perspex dome has a crack in it. My course of action could be to replace the dome or to try some flexible sealant to patch it. Two questions - can the perspex dome be bought as a spare part in the USA ? The seal between the perspex and caravan skin seems to have been done with a liquid sealant that has been poured on, and then it has set. Can you get it up/off without badly damaging the caravan skin ?
The vent above the bed can be opened. It has onboard electrics that allow it to either suck or blow. The perplex dome is not damaged. The water is entering via seal failure/deterioration. The question is as above - can I pry the existing sealant off and reseal or do I attempt to patch up what is existing.
Do you ever get to a point where you can blast off for a week and come back without a "to do" list ?
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