Trailer Maintenance

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Caulk or (painted) seam tape

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 I have a decision to make. We have removed all of the old nasty yellow seem tape and primed the ensolite with zinnser and will paint final color with a good Latex  

 The decision is caulk or seam tape.  The seam tape will definitely be painted over once applied. I wonder how it will hold up with the paint on it. If I caulk, any recommendations on caulk? I’ll be painting over it, FYI. Thanks!

 

LED lights

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I've been looking for LED lights for my new to me 1981 scamp. There is 1 missing and the other is a 7' round wedding cake light. The LED 7in round bus light seems really high at almost $35/each. Anyone have any luck with cheaper options they are happy with?

How to repair holes in fiberglass from removal of roof rack

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Bought a used 2005 Scamp 19, and it has a canoe rack we want to remove (we don't have a canoe, and we're getting rain through at least one of the mounts). Any recommendations for filling/repairing the holes? Lots of rainy weather here, and no garage for it, so we either need to fix it fast or take it to someone (but who? --the trailer repair place here doesn't do fiberglass). Thanks for any advice!

1987 Scamp not waterproof

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I was driving my 1987 13 foot Scamp across ND in high winds and rains all day.  I pulled into Spirit Lake CG and my front cushions were socked as well as the front storage areas and side closet.  Wet wet wet.  It took two days to dry out the cushions and I;m using plastic bags for all my clothing.  I think the rain is coming through the original trim loc around the front window, I think the rivets are leaking and maybe the under carriage needs a coat of something?  It's a mess.

Do I need to winterize?

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Took delivery of my 16' Scamp this weekend (Birmingham, Alabama).  Not planning on camping until I take off to Arizona in January.  If I don't fill it up with water (empty tanks and lines), do I still need to put antifreeze in the lines to winterize?  It's not that cold in Alabama, but we definitely will get below freezing weather in December and January. Thanks.

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