There were several Canadian owners complaining about their lino ripping this year.
John, the lovely wife, plus the 3 kids. 2007 Jayco Jay Flight 31BHS - Parked at the Seasonal Site Previous setups...
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lots complaining. i luv the cougar but man. Do u think wee ned to just stop leak or do u think the wall should come apart? Would there be mold or rot behind the wall?
We've had our 2007 Cougar since October of 2006 and have had NO problems. We are usually out 30+ nights a year and it is stored outside all year here in rainy Washington. I do clean and inspect the entire outside of the trailer very often and check roof caulking twice a year.
Scott I hear you on some items. Lino, hit and miss. Temp swing can rip lino in any RV. I live in AZ and don’t see the cold swings; it’s usually warm and hot.
Water leaks; I found a 3 foot section of the front cap that was missing silicon sealant. I would check the marker lights and everything on top.
Inverter; makes an odd noise when the draw is just right.
I do have a Quality issue that I must share. I started prepping yesterday for this weekends’ trip and flipped on the water pump and water flowed from under the trailer. SO, I took off about 18 feet of screws just to drop the side down and get the right amount of bow in the underbelly skin so I could get my hands on the main water line. I found that the factory had used hose clamps from the pump to the HP water line. The fitting they clamped it to is a screw on compression style fitting. Mainly used with the hard tubing. It has ONE Barb maybe 10mm in length, the hose clamp is about 7mm wide. So, when the clamp is tightened, it is holding on the edge of the barb, and IMO is PRONE to failure.
The fix was a threaded on both ends ½ in PVC joint and a ½ x ½ threaded MIP plastics hose barb. This has 4 barbs and is 30mm in length allowing 2 hose clamps to be used with each one having a solid grab on the barbs. (I know I should have taken pictures.) All said and done $8.20 at lowes, one nice cut on the arm from the Alum skin, and 2 hours of time gone.
Check yours when you have the time, my pump in under the drawer aft of the fridge. If it has a hose clap on the flexible line with threads next to it. You could run into the same issue.
Guess I’ll have to take pictures now. BTW I bought the rig in Feb 08.
I still Love it, and feel good about the purchase, Just those little things like hose clamps bug me.
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I have a 2007 Cougar 29BHS and it has had an entire new roof put on it already.
I bought it July last year and it was back into the dealer within a month or so..
They replaced the entire roof, planking, membrane, all of it. The Slide started leaking on our last trip last fall.. Just a slow drip down the will of the slide. Took it in, they couldn't find it. Now, I have a leaking CLOSED slide. I went up there and cleaned up all the seals, and then bought a Slide out cover.
I am not too impressed with the quality.. But it seems to be an across the board issue.
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