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Maude The AcuTrailer Update : Soggy Frustrations

11/16/2020

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Hey Guys! I know I haven't written much about Maude's progress lately, but that's because there just hasn't been that much progress made. We've been dealing with all of her leaks.
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All that darkness under the window? Yep, that's water from leaking windows. A couple of weekends ago we caulked all around all of the windows. Didn't work. *sigh*
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And more leaks :(  Every time it rains we try caulking more seams, but it's a super slow process, since we have to wait for the caulk to cure to see if it worked.
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So when it hasn't actually rained, we've been hosing her down to try to search for more leaks.

​Our next step is to start using a product called "Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure" in all of the seams and rivets from the outside. Each. And. Every. Seam. And. Rivet. *sigh*  Now, I had known we were going to need to seal all of the seams from the outside, but it's really hard to do in the rain ;)
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So, in between the disappointment of finding more leaks and trying to seal them up, we've been trying to keep up on some forward progress. We've now got the second Airstream emblem painted! We'll do touchups, a clear coat, and then get the suckers installed! Note: Some of our leaking has been coming from the holes where these emblems need to be re-installed.
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Another project on our before-we-can-really-start-working-on-the-inside list was to fix the stairs. If you recall, because of the way the plywood seamed in the doorway, it had a LOT of bend to it. There's no way it would have stood the test of time (not sorry about that pun! LOL!) Plus the stairs weren't centered under the door. So we cut a hole over the stairs to access the work area. A month or more ago we had gone to a metal scrap yard to find a good support piece. Mike has already cut it to size and painted it in the picture above.
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Mike drilled holes in the plate to not only secure it to the frame of the trailer, but to secure the stairs to the plate in their new, super-strong, centered position!
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Yay! Centered stairs!!
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And voila! The wood patch combined with the plastic (to prevent the door leaking) make it look uncentered still, but I promise you it is! ;)

It was really nice to have a bigger win this weekend in fixing the stairs. The leaking that we saw after the storm we had on Friday was VERY disheartening. Tears were shed. But Mike and I are both stubborn, and coming up with a plan for moving forward really helped.

Until next time! <3 Becca
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