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06-18-2016, 12:44 PM
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Member
Name: Scott
Trailer: Scamp
Ohio
Posts: 46
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Exposed unsealed floor beams
New Scamp and underneath there are metal support beams. They are open not sealed in the direction of the TV. The issue I would see is water,salt,dirt is going right in the holes from back of car as you pull camper. Has anyone sealed these and how would you do it?
Thanks
Scott
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06-18-2016, 12:52 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
Posts: 8,520
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I see you are talking about frame members, it is likely that they will do better left alone but either way they are not a cause for concern.
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06-18-2016, 12:57 PM
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#3
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Member
Name: Scott
Trailer: Scamp
Ohio
Posts: 46
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Exposed Beams
Thanks. Floyd for the reply on the beams!
Scott
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06-18-2016, 08:17 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2000 Scamp 16 ft Side Dinette
Posts: 728
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Don't worry about it.
If you are worried about it, rinse them out once or twice per year with a garden hose.
Either way, the trailer is going to last 25 - 30 years or even longer.
--Dan Meyer
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06-18-2016, 08:50 PM
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Senior Member
Name: JD
Trailer: Scamp 16 Modified (BIGLY)
Florida
Posts: 2,445
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You might want to spray some rustproofer in them, just for the heck of it.
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06-19-2016, 09:18 AM
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Junior Member
Name: Larry
Trailer: T@B
Arkansas
Posts: 6
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Trying to seal them might trap moisture, which could be a greater threat to rust. As others have said, I think they will be OK left as is.
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2013 T@B
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06-19-2016, 10:23 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Kathleen (Kai: ai as in wait)
Trailer: Amerigo FG-16 1973 "Peanut"
Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, Washington
Posts: 2,566
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Our rear bumper is open like that, and I wanted the welder at Machinists, Inc (where the frame was repaired and painted) to seal it up, but he said it would be far better left open so it could dry out completely between getting wet, rather than potentially trap moisture.
Seemed to me if he were a great welder, he could prevent it from having any gaps at all, but he said to just leave it. So we left it.
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06-19-2016, 10:38 AM
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Member
Name: Bill & Jeanie
Trailer: Building camper in Ram Promaster van
North Carolina
Posts: 73
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If it were my trailer I think I would make a plug for the ends out of metal or plastic, glue in in place with epoxy or poly adhesive, and most importantly drill several 1/4" holes in the bottom of each plug (or the frame itself) for drainage. If you do leave them open be sure to wash them out regularly as dirt or sand will hold moisture, quickly causing corrosion.
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06-19-2016, 01:30 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,711
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You're better off leaving it open, than thinking it's totally sealed. This is what happens when water gets trapped in a frame.
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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