Harvey, in my repair manual for the 31' Sovereign, you are right on -
that is what they recommend doing. cut out the bad part, place 1X2 s
under the floor, fasten with screws through the adjacent floor , replace
with a new piece of plywood ( screw down onto the 1X2s)
On Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:54:59 -0600 "Harvey Barlow"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Toby,
>
> Thanks for the response. I'm sure you are correct. No doubt the
> truly
> professional way to resolve the problem would be to replace the
> floor but
> I'm just not willing to remove the entire bathroom to be able to
> gain access
> to the damaged area in order to replace the entire rear floor from
> the u
> channel on one side to the u channel on the other.
>
> What is your opinion of using a saber saw or Sawzall to cut out,
> from the
> bottom, the rotted section stopping at the rear edge of the body
> then
> replacing just a small section, maybe roughly 12" by 18"? Is there
> a way to
> cut away the section of plywood under the u channel that supports
> the body
> and then slip a fresh new piece under the u channel without
> removing/lifting
> the body? I know there are 1/4" bolts and/or sheet metal screws
> that attach
> the u channel to the plywood that would have to be removed in order
> to do
> so.
>
> Have you or anyone else done that?
>
> Truthfully, I am not planning a genuine restoration of this old
> Safari. I
> just want to get it looking decent and in good serviceable shape so
> I can
> use it to participate in some caravan and rally events with the VAC
> folks.
> I'm willing to settle for good, not great and certainly not perfect.
>
> All advice is invited.
>
> Harvey
>
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