Well, I've been reading the forum for about 6-7 months now since I bought my 72 tradewind. I've had a chance to do some minor repairs using the threads that have been posted. Without this forum, I probably would have been inclined to get rid of my trailer, but with all the information here, it makes everything seem a little less scary.
I've jumped in with both feet now and I am getting ready to replace the rear floor panel since it has already started removing itself. This started of with just replacing the black tank, but as soon as it came out, I knew I couldn't put it back in without fixing the floor. I now have a nearly empty rear half of a trailer, with only one big whoops. (I busted a hole in the sink while trying to get it out. The sun really made the plastic brittle.)
Hopefully when I start pulling up the floor and banana wrap, I won't find more work
, but I've seen all the other threads, so I'm not too optimistic. I'll try attaching pics and updating as I move along.
Again, thanks to everyone for posting all the information that has been making this a little less painful mentally.