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Originally Posted by jack maloney
Surprising, considering the frequency with which rivet issues are raised in this forum! Rivet breaks, leaks, and replacements have often been discussed over the years I've been in this forum.
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While I have seldom seen broken , loose or missing rivets, except on those trailers with the cabinets cut or removed, I can say that rivets would not be an issue when refitting since two people could replace them all for a few dollars and an afternoon's work. I have refitted many brands of
fiberglass trailers with and without rivets, and rivets are not even a consideration when you consider the work which they all have in common.
I had a great little
Trillium, I discovered the bolts had rusted which held the body to the frame leaving it actually unattached, Still it is a nice trailer.
I had a
Burro in which the inner and outer walls were anywhere from touching to three inches of gap.
My Compact Jr. had such flimsy furniture made from framing smaller than 1X2s and 1/8th" paneling which had broken away from nearly all of it's attachment points.
As Davidso said... "rare is the advantage that comes without compromise".
I thought this quote from the Martian Translating Device might explain the whole controversy...
" All green of skin... 800 centuries ago, their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds. For the fundamental truth self-determination of the cosmos, for dark is the suede that mows like a harvest."