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Correction:
The C-channel is actually an L shape. The long vertical leg of the L is sandwiched between the floor channel and the exterior skin. The C is formed by the bottom of the U/floor channel and the short horizontal leg of the L. The space created by this is exactly the thickness of the subfloor plywood.
I am hoping that when I remove this layer, the shell will continue to hold that 3/4 thickness space open so that the new flooring will slide into place.
Aerowood (referenced above in another post) has illustrated well that this C has to be replaced by a better water deflector, and the flooring has to be connected to the frame and floor channel, and the entire back end has to be made much more secure. Andy from Inland RV told me the same in a recent conversation.
Obviously, this design flaw contributed to some of the rot of the flooring, but in my Trade Wind, it also looks like the battery was allowed to leak. All of the rot and corrosion of metal supports my theory.
Anne
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Anne
Indianapolis, IN
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