Carrie, at least my CS is in the garage; but it's as cold as Alaska out there! I am gonna get to the bottom of the problem, though, because if that sheet of plywood goes we might as well tow our T@B to the junkyard : ( . Rainwater flows down the front of the T@B and hits the aluminum trim strip. I haven't taken that area apart, but I will in the spring. Several items are located there: the bottom of the alufiber, the front edge of the plywood, the tarp-like sheet that protects (maybe) the plywood, and all covered by the trim strip which is NOT necessarily keeping all of that stuff watertight. As time goes on, I feel less and less confident that the construction methods used on T@BS were any guarantee of longevity.
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tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, Carrie Kofstad <carrie_kofstad@...> wrote:
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> Good question John, as I haven't figured out where the moisture comes from either. I have made a habit of wiping it out with Odo Ban and propping the lid open on the door side so it dries out. I've thrown some silicagel packs in there to see if that helps. This summer I will make a vent hole for it. Right now my poor Clamshell is froze solid in the front yard waiting patiently for summer.
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> --- On Wed, 2/2/11, John <jmagricola@...> wrote:
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> Subject: [tabtrailers] Clamshell: Damp, moldy floor up front : (
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tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 1:43 PM
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> I pulled up the vinyl floor in the storage bin near the door and dried it out, but I know the problem is all the way across the front (though it seems worse near the door). Have any of you clamshell owners figured out the source of the moisture? I don't know if the leading edge of the floor system is picking up water from the outside...or the door lets water in somehow? I would love to avoid reinventing the wheel if any of you have been through this : ) John <>{
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