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Quote: Originally posted by Jax365 on 29/10/2012

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Don't give up - I had so many leaks in mine it was like a sieve! One by one I sorted them out and so far (touch wood) it's waterproof.

Creeping crack cure is very good, as it's white when wet, so you can see where its going and getting in. I cured a leak around the side of my window with that, although the creeping crack cure just showed me where, and then I used Sikaflex to seal properly.

If you're not intending to go out anytime soon, I would put a tarp over the top so that the mysterious leak can dry out properly. Then you might be able to see where its getting in when you take it off again. Also it will stop the water ingress getting worse.

Before you cover her up, have a look at all the rubber seals around the outside of the caravan, some might need replacing. I recently noticed with a very persistent leak that the water was actually coming in from a different place than I had thought and once I had replaced the strip seal (which had perished entirely in one place), that was the end of that one - but I hadn't realised that it was coming in from an entirely different place to where I thought it was.

Seals direct.co.uk have the seals. It's simply a case of pulling the old one out and pulling a new one through. I used a bit of black marine sealent at each end to stop it getting underneath the seals.

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