charlenem
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I have heard there is not as much a problem with the one piece fiberglass cabovers. Does anyone have info about that? We are thinking of buying an older Born Free. It has a window in the cabover area, but the camper itself is one piece of molded fiberglass. I realize the window area itself could still leak, but I think that problem usually comes from the frame itself bending and flexing and therefore forcing the camper away from the window seal, yes? Any insights would be appreciated prior to our buying this unit!
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Canadian Karebear
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hotbyte wrote:stevo75 wrote:Thanks for the input, makes a lot of sense on the leak issues, As far as the window on the cab over does it depend on year or model or is this an add on to any c class motor home (kindda like a sunroof on a car)?
We just bought a used 2006 class C and one of my go/no go criteria, thanks to reading the forums here, was not having a cab over window! In looking at the online RV classifieds sites (rvtraderonline, rvt, rvsearch, etc), it did seem some units of same year/model would have the window and some not. So, maybe it is an option for certain mfrs.
Me too, while it's nice to have the sun peek in there, the maintenance can be horrible.
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Arborist
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You might want to look at a Lazydaze
They were the first Class C manufacturers. The roof and side-walls are all aircraft aluminum.
What appears to be front cab over windows are actually black polyurethane/epoxy painted squares that has fooled many an onlooker who thought they were windows!
The rest of the rig is painted with polyurethane epoxy paint, which keeps maintenance of the finish low. We have the 26 foot MB (mid bath)with the Triton V-10 which has plenty of power.
Keep looking and you'll find what you want. (someone once told me your first RV purchase should have been the second one you bought)
Good Luck.
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ron.dittmer
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If I insisted on buying a conventional class C with a big cab-over bed, it surely would be a seamless shell up there and NO front window. Without those two, you rid yourself of 95% leak potential.
I would pay the extra money for it too.
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barbjohn
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Maybe it's luck, but I have a Gulfstream C that has a cabover bunk and the traditional front window.
It's a 2004 model bought new in fall of 2003 and I never had a bit of problems with leaks.
I do keep the window gaskets clean between the rubber surface and the window, especially at the bottom. It keeps tree debris at bay and I cover the entire unit in the winter to prevent direct icing. between rubber and glass. Maybe this helped or maybe not.
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ghamblen
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barbjohn wrote:Maybe it's luck, but I have a Gulfstream C that has a cabover bunk and the traditional front window.
It's a 2004 model bought new in fall of 2003 and I never had a bit of problems with leaks.
I do keep the window gaskets clean between the rubber surface and the window, especially at the bottom. It keeps tree debris at bay and I cover the entire unit in the winter to prevent direct icing. between rubber and glass. Maybe this helped or maybe not.
I had the same luck with a cab over camper that we carried around on a 3/4 ton pickup for 10 years. Didn't do any maintenance on it and it never leaked. Once in a while we must get hold of a anti-lemon I guess.
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