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Subject Topic: Leaking Conway Cardinal Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonTweetypie57
22/8/2015 at 6:42pm
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Our beloved Conway Cardinal hardtop has sprung a leak! When in transit it would seem water is getting in at the towbar end. The beds are not wet but the plywood seats and anything on them are wet when we've been travelling in rain. We are wondering if it could be the seal on the hard top that has gone! I would welcome your thoughts and any ideas about replacing the seal if this is what the option is that is the cause. I have searched the web and cannot find a seal. We're at a bit of a loss at the minute.

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PersonMrT007
22/8/2015 at 6:58pm
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Hi tweetypie, I'm sorry I'm not up on your unit or where the seal is etc.
But I use some very good sealant at work that come in a mastic tube these days. One of them called sticksall from tool station. This may help you hopefully to re seal a joint.

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Personnanashirley
22/8/2015 at 8:02pm
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Do you mean the seal in the middle of the roof? If so just unscrew, remove without bending if possible, clean all old mastic off both roof and rail, use white spirit and then clean off with meths. Realseal with a mastic strip available from caravan accessory shop. If it is this one the inside of roof will also be wet. Is rain getting in through locker at the front? It could be the rubber seal on this letting water in, the beds are above this so will remain dry. This is the same type of rubber seal used on caravan lockers so should be available.


PersonTweetypie57
22/8/2015 at 8:07pm
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We will try the locker rubber. It's not the seal in the middle of the roof. We think it might be the rubber that runs all round the hard top just on the edge where the roof seals down onto the body. I can't find these rubber seals anywhere.

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Personnanashirley
22/8/2015 at 9:49pm
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There's is a company called seals direct they may be able to help. Or try TVs Bolton, or Conway owners club.

Hope you get it sorted.


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PersonShireSid
02/11/2015 at 11:14pm
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Hello TweetyPie

I am also searching for the seal that surrounds the entire hard top - I have two leaking ends (ooo err) that will need new plywood - as they are rotting... There are screws that hold the aluminium 'edging' up onto the ends of the plywood, I would need to remove the rubber seal from the ends at least in order to gain access to these but the rubber itself feels quite brittle now so it is a concern...

Did you manage to track any down?

Thanks

Sid

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