Hi Ron, just got in from Camano Island, great weekend.
The Kinetic Races, there is a parade on Saturday and the races take
place in various areas of town and the surrounding area. The race goes from town, down to Fort Warden and over to the fairgrounds and back to to town. Sounds like there may well be some driving required to see them naviate the beach, water, mud etc. David G has the web site on his previous posting.
We are in space 353 starting on Friday at noon and will head for home on Monday, this is the same park you and I were parked in a couple of weeks ago. Whoopie, four days and no grandkids. Love em but wow are they a handful.
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Bob
National Tradewinds with Nissan 4x4 Ext Cab/Honda CRV Toad
It's the Journey not the Destination
RVing since 1970
Retired05 wrote: A question for all of you guys......how often to you have you rv roof sealed?
Don't have too since I have a one piece fiberglass roof.
However, I do get up on the roof each year to inspect around the vents, etc to make sure the caulking is still good. I also check around windows as well. So far, no issues.
Kevin & Angela Behrent
2 kids (Dylan 12, Max 9), dogs (Lucky, Roxie)
2005 39' Newmar Kountry Star DP (KSDP3907) - Triple slide
2003 Honda CRV - Toad
2006 Corvette C6 Convertible - Toy
FMCA #: 355250
Retired05 wrote: A question for all of you guys......how often to you have you rv roof sealed?
I think the best answer is on an "as needed basis". I inspect my roof closely once a year. If you are talking around vents and pipes, I would say if you see cracks, that is time to apply a sealant. Obviously if you suspect leaks it is best to address them as soon as you see them. I have used a product called Dolphin 7549. I think I bought it from CW. It is a UVR ElastiSeal White compound that comes in a quart can. It really seals well. Another alternative is Eternabond tape. My roof is two piece aluminum. If you have a rubber roof, it has another set of remidies that I am not familiar with.
I check all my seals on the roof a couple of times a year. For all the vents and seams I use a self leveling elastic sealer that you put on with a paint brush. Any good RV store can get you the right kind for whatever kind of roof you have. For the roof to side seams I use a sealer compound that comes in a tube and you use a cauking gun to do the seams. The hard part is getting the old out. I have do it again this year down in Yuma and I figure two days or 12 hours to get it done. I use popcicle sticks to get the old caulking out and then just get up there with whatever I need to remove the rest as best I can. I use masking tape to line out where I want the sealant and to keep from getting it all over the darn rig. I use the masking tape when I recaulk the windows to and that gives me a nice straight line and I do not have to worry about spreading it around. I have the rubber roof so I make sure that I get the correct sealant for rubber.
Its not a lot of fun but its something that has to be done. I paid a local RV shop to do it one time and they made such a mess of it that I knew I would have to do it myself from that point on.
How noisy is that fiberglass roof of yours? Come to find out our new TT has a thinner layer of rubber over metal instead of plywood like our old TT had and it's noisier when it rains.
How noisy is that fiberglass roof of yours? Come to find out our new TT has a thinner layer of rubber over metal instead of plywood like our old TT had and it's noisier when it rains.
There is very little noise at all, even in heavy Oklahoma & Texas thunderstorm down pours!. We went with the extra insulation package when we ordered the coach so that provided extra sound deafening qualities. Also, our roof has a reinforced pathway all around the roof with a non-skid surface texture so you can feel comfortable walking around on top without slipping and falling off.
Oh man, that takes all the fun out of climbing up on the roof!
Yeah, I wish I would have thought to check out how noisy the roof might be in the rain before we bought it, but I think that'a about the only thing I don't like about it. The old TT had aluminium sides so if it was raining sideways, it sounded like you were in a tin can. Hailed sideways once while we were down on the coast. It was coming down fast and the wind was blowing real good. Man, was it noisy in there!
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