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Hey thanks Randy! I tried to jack the floor up before I put the braces in underneath but it didn't really seem to go anywhere. I lost a little over 1" due to floor sag at the sides. Jacking the ceiling up didn't bring the floor up at all, it just raised the center portion of the roof but didn't 'pull up' the floor on the sides at all. I did jack the roof up probably 3 or 4 inches overall; I started by jacking it up maybe an inch, letting that sit for a week and the raising it up another inch. It seemed to let the fiberglass adapt and accept the 'new' shape as I slowly raised it ove
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To expect a wooden box that is exposed to thousands of hours of vibration to remain waterproof for 30 years is not reasonable. These motorhomes require regular maintenance and roof resealing etc.. Gee even if this was a house after 30 years it would need a roof. Glad your family enjoyed it but if you took care of it you could still be enjoying it. If by saying exterior plywood you mean pressure treated, it can not be used in a living space because of the chemicals used. Linda S
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Hi JaySam. Your rebuild looks great I was in the process of doing the same thing as you to the ceiling. I had planned on 3/4x3/4 steel in ceiling. Also I removed floor carpet to lay new floor. But after carpet removal I noticed floor sag at the walls. I noticed that you welded braces to your frame for more floor support , were you able to jack the walls up or ?? Did your floor sag move at all when you jacked up the ceiling ? I really did not want to lose headroom by adding 3/4 plywood to floor, is there anything you wish you would have done differently to stiffen up walls or flo
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My father had a 1990 Dolphin and it was a wonderful RV for our young family to borrow, including a trip down to Disneyland with it. We finally had to to get rid of it when I was in the shower one morning and poked the sidewall and noticed it was soft. Poked around the kitchen and it was also soft and rotten. We think some of the damage might be the shower stall not being waterproof and the roof leaking a bit, but the primary thing I've wondered about after all the years is why Dolphin didn't use outdoor plywood for the shower stall. It was interior grade. You'd think with t
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