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Re: Bulkhead issues in Florida

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Pierce & Gaylie Stewart –
<Unfortunately, the problem goes a lot deeper than that. To begin with, the whole design was poor, the choice of materials with the unsuitable Roloks was bad and depending in what conditions the coach has been driven will determine the length of time before repair is needed. Overfilling the water tank, a leaking wet bay, or even driving the coach in the wet can do a lot of damage especially once road chemicals have started to work. As the coaches age, it will show up in more and more coaches on the forum. >

Are we talking about the Foretravel engineers or Frank Lloyd Wright?  The Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, NH spent "enough" money restoring their free-to-them Zimmerman house, a Wright creation.  And that house isn't much bigger than a single wide.

 
<This is the big reason that inexpensive used coaches can occasionally be a great buy but more probably, a money pit, especially if you can't do the work yourself. A fastener inspection and test should be done before any money changes hands. Many times a quick look or long distance high resolution photos will tell the tale.>

So far so good.  Our inexpensive 225 Grand Villa is everything we hoped for and nothing we can't fix with time a patience.  In a month of two I'll be ready to put a torque wrench on the bulk head bolts but for the most part they "look" good.

Pierce

Personally I think the Foretravel design is daring and forward looking.  Imagine the leap it took to make an attic truss and bolt front and rear assemblies onto it and sit a house on the top.  Okay, maybe it's more of a bridge truss but you know what I mean.
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Re: Bulkhead issues in Florida

Reply #26 –
Semi - Monocoque is what Mr. Fore called the structure.  Meaning with dividers.

Those were great days back then when the company transitioned from the FTX to the GVF the to the Unihomes.

Roger T and I told each other when we saw the first grand villa that "it looks like we will have to go back to work as those will sell"

And we did and they did.

Fun days.  Not the East Texas style to not micromanage my store but our results were good enough that they left me alone and gave me extra days off the go dirt biking if I would take the bag phone and take calls from him around noon time.

Remember finishing two long term prospects sales from the desert.  We were dry camped in a used FTX.

Then went back to riding.  Times were good.  People were great and the Foretravel family was growing
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
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