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ForeTravel Upcoming Inspection - Slide Sidewall

Hey Forum, I am an NRVIA RV Inspector and I also own a 1998 U295 3600. I have an inspection next week of a 2003 U320 and the client sent me some photos of the slide sidewall. Someone at the dealership had said it was delamination, but I have never seen delamination like this before. I am interested in getting the Forums opinion about what these horizontal lines in the slide are and why.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Scott Tye
scott@tyerv.com
469-767-5436
1998 U295 3600
Scott Tye
1998 U295 3600

Re: ForeTravel Upcoming Inspection - Slide Sidewall

Reply #1 –
You might want to send those photos over to James Stallings at Xtreme (Xtreme Paint and Graphics in Nac) to get his opinion.  That doesn't look like any delamination I've ever seen.

The slideouts were built differently than the rest of the coach sidewall, but still - that's really, really strange.

Curious if this is the "as is" coach in Sanger, TX that's being advertised as a 38 ft but is actually a 40 ft.  Is it missing the AquaHot covers?
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #2 –
Water damage, freezing, and corrosion inside the wall. You can hide it with fiberglass and filler. Correct fix likely to remove skin, repair inside framing and re-skin it.
Dennis Haynes
Bohemia NY
2008 Nimbus 342 SE Carlyle
Build #6475
Motorcade #19148

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: Dennis H –
Water damage, freezing, and corrosion inside the wall. You can hide it with fiberglass and filler. Correct fix likely to remove skin, repair inside framing and re-skin it.

And then new paint.  Definitely a job for Xtreme to ballpark the cost to repair.  It's not going to be cheap.  The slide's also likely to have to come out for proper repair.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: ForeTravel Upcoming Inspection - Slide Sidewall

Reply #4 –
Yes, This is the 320 up in Sanger. My client visited the Coach and sent me those photos. The Ad only shows one exterior photo.

I emailed James with the photos, thanks for the recommendation.
Scott Tye
1998 U295 3600

Re: ForeTravel Upcoming Inspection - Slide Sidewall

Reply #5 –
Besides the AquaHot missing its enclosure (why? and what's wrong with it?  $$$), something must be going on in the electrical bay - it's missing the protective cover over the resettable breakers.

Also no mudflap, couch is completely threadbare.  We've seen photos of the coach showing all of these. 

I'd worry about the slide bladders/aux compressor/condition of airbags, shocks, tires, batteries, etc. 

Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #6 –
A good project for someone with time, skill and some coach bucks.

Here are  some additional pics.
2000 / 36' / U320 / WTFE
WildEBeest / "Striving to put right what once went wrong"

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Reply #7 –
RUN AWAY!
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: rbark –
RUN AWAY!

X2
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #9 –
Nope
1993 U300 40ft GV SE
Build # 4344

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Reply #10 –
Rudy and others say to keep the cover off the Aqua Hot  to help keep the control module cooler.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

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Reply #11 –
Sure don't look like there is any fluid in the overflow tank of the A/H

Mike
Pamela & Mike 97 U 320

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."