Bob,
Best bet is to sell the two 14x14 vent covers. If they are the original
2 piece plus gasket aluminum Hehr's (not the galvanized replacements),
getting $40-$60 each is not unheard of. The LeDeux openers can bring
about the same - each. The 14 x 25 is nothing really more than a
fiberglass dome skylight with an aluminum channel frame on the older
trailers, and a one-piece plastic dome on the newer ones. I think Steve
Hintgen was hinting that AirstreamDreams is getting close to having a
replacement 14 x 15 available soon with his:
Quote:
Bob,
Whatever you do with your 14 x 25 vent, please preserve the possibility
of finding a new vent cover some day.
Steve
End quote:
You'll need the LeDeux's for the 14 x 25, so you have an extra 14 x 14
cap and one complete assy ($$) to finance the upcoming 14 x 25. In the
mean-time, you can do what others have been doing - fabricate a flat
cover using Lexan and aluminum angle to drop over the vent opening lip.
Capture a gasket (bulb seal) between the Lexan and angle, and you have a
weathertight seal. Drill the 6 holes for the openers and attach them
and you can even raise and lower it.
Steve - How is the prognosis for the 14 x 15 covers?
RJ
'65 Caravel
> Robert / Susan Harper wrote:
> I'm at the do-or-die point in decideing what to do about the roof
> vents on my '62 Globe Trotter.
> When I bought the trailer, it had the original aluminum vent cover on
> the 14 x 14 vent, with hardware pretty shot. The 14x25 opening had
> been sealed up with a piece of clear plexiglass and rough wooden
> frame, with all original hardware missing.
>
> I was lucky enough to find another 14x14 vent (complete) from another
> unit, so here's the plan. I'm going to cut and splice the (2) 14 x 14
> covers together (with some aluminum L channel and Vulcum on the
> inside) to make a 14 x 25 aluminum cover, then cut out 90% of the top
> side of the combined covers to make it a skylight again. I'll leave
> the areas where the raising/lowering mechanisms are riveted to the
> covers and a 3/4" wide lip at the perimeter, and use Vulcum and rivets
> to attach 3/16" thick white Lexan (the UV resistant type used for
> outdoor lighted signs) to the top. So I should come out of this with
> an operable large vent/skylight and the look of all aluminum when
> viewed from the ground.
>
> Then I'll use a Fantastic vent to replace the 14 x 14 unit. I've been
> told the original fans in the 14 x 14 vents are loud, so I'll be glad
> to have a quiet new one.
>
> Questions:
>
> - the original aluminum 14 x 14 vent covers are 2 layers thick on
> top. What's in between the 2 layers?
>
> - what are the pros/cons of smoked-vs-white-vs-clear for the
> skylights? I have a choice w/ the Fantastic. I'm in hot SC, so I'm
> anti-clear. I think the smoked cover would probably look better from
> the ground, but since my 14 x 25 cover will now be the white Lexan
> (NOT visible from ground due to fabrication method described above),
> I'm wondering how it would look from the inside (when the sun shines)
> to have two different skylight materials (white and smoked). I'm
> trying to keep the visible exterior materials limited to black and
> aluminum (or ss) for aesthetic concerns, and have seen a lot of white
> covers looking bad.
>
> - does anyone have a suggestion of how to get everything I want
> from these two openings with less hassle? I don't mind the work, but
> would be willing to do less of it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob Harper
> '62 Globe Trotter in SC
>
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