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Topless Trailer

I was able to finish stripping the old roof off the trailer tonight with a little hard labour. Surprisingly, there is a relatively decent structure to the roof, but still, it wasn't enough to survive 30+ years. With the roof off, I'll be able to bring the metal base that holds the canvas to the roof down and get it back together and start taking measurements. I do plan to make the roof just a shade deeper to allow for thicker foam on the bunk ends. I was also able to save the original roof ve...

Onwards to the roof rebuild…

I finally had a chance to bleed the brakes and take the trailer out for a quick test drive last weekend. All functioned just fine so now it's on to the roof rebuild project. Unfortunately it's now May 1 and camping season is almost upon us. This project may take the trailer out of commission for this summer. Time will tell. I've started ripping into the roof and found a heck of a lot more dry rot than I originally suspected was there. This is no big deal as I intend to build a new roof from s...