Trip Damage and Delamination

Message Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic

Not perfect but much better than before.  Now I need to go along the bottom and fix the rest of the issues.  This is a slow process but I feel like I am making headway.

Author	Message Share Topic Printable Version Google Delicious Digg StumbleUpon Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks reddit Facebook MySpace Newsvine Furl Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic
pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Topic: Trip Damage and Delamination Posted: 29 Jun 2021 at 9:11am
	Not perfect but much better than before. Now I need to go along the bottom and fix the rest of the issues. This is a slow process but I feel like I am making headway.

pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Posted: 29 Jun 2021 at 9:23am
	Not sure if everyone is interested in my exploits with this repair but I do believe if you own an rPOD with similar construction delamination is going to occur eventually. This may not be a perfect repair but I believe it will hold up for several years if the trailer is maintained. What I am seeing on the front and lower area is just poor workmanship on the part of Forrest River.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 29 Jun 2021 at 10:37am
	Keep on going pedwards, we're paying attention. Just don't have anything constructive to add ATM.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

campman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Mar 2021 Location: La Salle, MB Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Posted: 29 Jun 2021 at 3:19pm
	Same here, following along as you do a great job with the dog's breakfast of repairs needed! I have also realized my clamp collection is way lacking.... ;-) Andy
	Andy and Laurie '16 F150 5.0 4X4 w/factory tow pkg '21 RP192 "If the women don't find you handsome...at least let them find you handy!" Red-Green

pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 1:53pm
	No it's not some medieval torture device....I had to build a frame work that allows me to use the trailer chassis and a clamp to pull the clamp boards in tight. It doesn't require a lot of tension to pull the delam in but the flatter you can get it the better.

jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3216	Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 3:56pm
	Keep up the good work pedwards. To me your work is like poetry in motion, good stuff. Keep posting, a lot of us are learning and hopefully retaining. My 177 is almost 10.5 years old. Fortunately nothing like this has occured . . . . . . . yet.
	God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Pod People Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1065	Posted: 30 Jun 2021 at 9:46pm
	I am following also. I have done a fair amount of fiberglass work on small boats. Messy, but effective. See,s like you are doing a good job. Keep plugging away. Wear a mask if you are sanding Vann
	Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179

pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Posted: 01 Jul 2021 at 9:31am
	Here is my contraption in action. The 2 clamps go under to the trailer frame and pull it in tight. I use wooden wedges (used in door framing) to tighten up the upper board. As I said it doesn't take a lot of tension to get everything in place Another note that may be of help. I had a lot of sealer along bottom edge to remove and without a doubt the best tool is your fingernail. I carefully scraped with a plastic putty knife and laquer thinner but when you want to avoid scratching the fingernail can't be beat. Also no sanding required for this operation just an injector syringe, slow cure epoxy, laminate roller and clamps. I do use the thin wedges to force some epoxy in as well.

TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 01 Jul 2021 at 10:40am
	Hopefully, the Azdel construction of the newer R-Pods will greatly reduce the occurrence of delamination.
	Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats

pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Posted: 01 Jul 2021 at 10:52am
	It would be nice.....won't do me much good unless I decide to sell mine. Used rPODs go pretty high but getting a new one will cost alot and the wait time is considerable. I am retired and at that age where I am not sure how many years I am going to do camping.....I am guessing 2 or 3 years so I am hoping my repairs will last a long time as long as I keep ahead of any issues that arise.