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Subject Topic: how rotton !
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03/3/2010 at 2:41pm
 Location: Leighton Buzzard
 Outfit: Sprite Musketeer 1980
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hi people not been on here for a while ,just bought a Stirling Eccels Sapphire 1989 model from ebay and guess what ? its rotton lol

the owner said it was good to go ,after he fashioned a new wall while leaving the exsisting one intact water and all lol omg i dont believe it !

 

still going to rip it out and start again ,one side is ok so theres something to be getting on with :)



03/3/2010 at 7:35pm
 Location: Shopshire
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All the best with the repairs Simon.

There are people on here, who can give you advice with the repairs if you need it.

 And its not me   



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03/3/2010 at 7:40pm
 Location: stoke on trent
 Outfit: Lexus RX300 elddis crusader
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just spent 5 weeks repairing damp in our first van 1991 coachman but bought at right price so did not mind

there are loads of helpfull people on here who will give you allsorts of great advice

main thing just take your time

 

andy



03/3/2010 at 8:11pm
 Location: Southampton
 Outfit: Elddis Magnum 505 Conway Countryman
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Good attitude!!  And good job you know what you're doing - if it was us we wouldn't have a clue and be totally gutted!

 

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04/3/2010 at 10:08am
 Location: Leighton Buzzard
 Outfit: Sprite Musketeer 1980
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i will pop a few links to the pics if you would all like to have a look


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04/3/2010 at 11:41am
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Blimey - can it be saved?

Homebird

 



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04/3/2010 at 11:46am
 Location: Leighton Buzzard
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ive got no idea if it can be saved ,floor is still ok and the outside and attachments ,its the wallboards that need replacing ,all added up for the cost of doing it so i suppose its down to if i want to repair this or get another but i only paid 225 for it so its not a lot of money spent to start with for the size


05/3/2010 at 8:12pm
 Location: Bristol
 Outfit: Lunar Conquest 544 a
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From your pictures i'd say it is saveable . Do it in small chunks at a time if possible , that way you'll see results quicker and this will spur you on .
Good luck and keep the pics coming .

atb

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09/3/2010 at 2:37pm
 Location: Leighton Buzzard
 Outfit: Sprite Musketeer 1980
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well after careful thinking i have decided that this beast is not worth the bother so im going to get another caravan,the floor needs delaminating ? asits springy in places the front left rear and right sides on the inside need looking at as well and theres a piece of plastic missing from the rear window ,also the partition thats been built as been screwed into place from the outside of the caravan and has mass amounts of screws all over out side which is probbly the reason for all the damp and rot ,i think i will quite there while kinda ahead ,still got the carver 2 and other bits i can recycle on either ebay or here and the windows might sell shower side and cupbaords are all in good condition .

oh well move on to the next lol



09/3/2010 at 2:47pm
 Location: whitstable kent
 Outfit: sterling eccles sport 584 freelander 2
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That is so saveable (is that a word lol) our Bailey was like that and a bit more,but its not now,take your time do it as wizard says in sections,and before you know it bingo all done,dont give up sometimes you might want to but its worth it

good luck



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09/3/2010 at 2:48pm
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oops just read you are going to not do it...are you sure quite sure,you know you want to lol,good luck in whatever you decide.


09/3/2010 at 5:35pm
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ive got less of a problem but no skills!!! see my im damp thread! help needed for me too!


09/3/2010 at 6:29pm
 Location: Leighton Buzzard
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ive all ready got the next one ,collecting it at the weekend but if anyone whats to make an offer on this "sponge" lol


18/3/2010 at 9:52am
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i just wanted to point out on here that the other caravan i bought from "fleabay" was also rotton ,the seller "forgot" to tell me the floor is rotton at the door ,£80 down the drain for fuel and i left it there in Margate ,quite a drive from Leighton buzzard in a day :(



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