Trailer Maintenance

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Any help tracking down this sneaky leak?

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I have been finding a little water in the driver's side rearmost compartment of my 2017 16' Scamp. It's never much, tends to be only after a hard rain, and puddles under the wiring and water lines at the corner of the compartment. At first I thought maybe it was coming in through the electrical cord compartment, but don't think that any more. I sealed what I thought were all the possible external entry points (city water hookup, rear left side running light, even rear signal lights) as in pictures below. Anybody have experience with this or advice?

 

Installing PowerMax Converter

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I need some help.  The Magnatek converter on my 1992 16 ft Scamp gave up and I have purchased a PowerMax converter.  The old converter had a integral fuse block where the DC out wires attached.  There were separate connectors for the battery cables.  The Powermax converter has two connections (DC+ and DC-) I assume (danger) this is where the the positive and negative battery cables attach with the third wire going to the grounding lug on the converter.  My questions are where do the DC wires for lights, etc attach?  Do they go to the positive output&n

floor rot

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I recently bought a 1996 13' deluxe. I knew going into this there would be some repairs/updates. However, didn't plan on floor rot! I was pulling up carpet by door and found the floor rotten. How do you go about replacing/repairing this? Plus, the door needs attention. It gaps and that is where the water damage is. thanks shrimpscampi

Hard Water and line calcification

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I have a 13' and typically do not use water hook up.  Due to my general camping radius, I often fill the fresh water tank with hard water.  This is leading to calcified water lines.  Does anyone have any tips to help prevent line blockage (the fix is expensive!)?  I was thinking of getting a portable water softener but since I need to fill my tank at a communal water spot, I'm concerned about the feasibility of such an endeavor.  I'm open to any recommendations you all might have! 

AC unit came loose on first road trip

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Greetings all.  My first post here.  I bought a 2011 13 Scamp a couple months ago and during October took a 3200 mile road trip.  About 2500 miles in I noticed the AC unit had come loose and was moving around on top of the roof.  The interior grill assembly was dangling and being barely held in place by two of the long screws.  With help I was able to get it repositioned properly and tightened back up without damage as far as I can tell.  Has anyone else experienced this problem and what is the permanent fix?  Thank you for your time.

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