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Subject Topic: 1993 ABI Jubilee damp front end Post Reply Post New Topic
Personmrtumble
08/9/2014 at 8:14pm
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Hi all,

I have brought my first caravan, it's a 1993 ABI Jubilee.
It was obvious when I looked at it that it had a damp front end and it looked likely that water had been coming in through the front-to-roof rail (not sure of the correct name). I have started stripping it all out and this still looks the most likely.
Previous repair consisted of small wooden blocks/rawl plugs to fix the rail to and wooden battons stuck with no more nails or similar around the frame.
I am really happy with the van so far and the idea really is to get it reasonable enough to see if my wife likes caravaning.

My dilemma having read loads of rebuild threads is whether to do it properly or patch it up to look fairly pretty and seal everything outside with silkaflex or similar and try to get a few years out of it?

What would you do with a van of this age in my position?

Thanks for reading!


PersonLudovine
08/9/2014 at 9:46pm
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If you start stripping out the interior then be prepared for a can of worms & all you can really do having gone that far is a proper job. If you don't want to do all that then as you say, try sealing the outside with Silkaflex or similar PU sealant & inside should dry out ok eventually. This easy method has worked for me on my '80s ABI.

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Personjeff juke
09/9/2014 at 4:47am
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If you got it cheap then a good project it will stop you from wearying have a look here for tips on your repair just do a search...Click

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wood suffering from wet rot dosnt become good wood again just by drying it out..

trog


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09/9/2014 at 12:49pm
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Correct, but a small section of rotten wood does not effect the integrity of the whole structure, so provided you stop the wet coming in from outside it will do the job if you just want a usable caravan.

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11/9/2014 at 7:42pm
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ok so I've taken it apart enough to have a proper look now.   
The front rail needs battening behind it as does the window rail, also either side of both windows.
I can pretty much get to everything without wrecking it anymore if I could only figure out how the top shelf is fixed in!
My joinery skills are pretty limited but I could cut, fix, glue/screw the pieces that need replacing but not make and install a whole frame.
Couple of questions please..what's the best wood to use & how on earth do I reach to seal the central roof rail most of the way up on the outside?


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ABI vans normally leak from the rear where the plastic back end meets the roof.I had a abi brightstar and although very nice,and cosy it was more soggy than the sea bed.Having said that,it did not smell damp or look damp.These vans apparantly were not that well made,and in some cases did not even have sealer applied at all to some parts.I know several people who have had damp abi vans.And all at the back,I think you may be in for a shock when you remove inner wall pannels.


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Hi, I don't suppose anyone has got some pics or info of how the original front window frame was on this van?

Thanks



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