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    Hole in Aluminum Repair?

    My 2000 Hawk is on the dolly and I just finished resealing and painting the wood base. Next step is to repair a hole on the front of the camper where the aluminum has rubbed against the bed creating a small hole. Next step is to repair the hole as well as fill a couple leftover holes from...
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    Broken side window glass

    2019 Hawk with the front dinette configuration. We were just starting north on the Dempster Hwy, when a passing truck threw up a rock which shattered the back half of the left window. Fortunately with some salvaged cardboard and duct tape, we were able to get to Tuk and all of the way back to...
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    Repair separated siding, front of 2000 FWC

    Hi, folks - I'm repairing and overall fixing up the Grandby I bought new in 2000. We've had many adventures in her. Alas, she has been stored for years in the desert at 4,000 foot elevation and is showing that abuse. Also, some of my family's efforts in slipping her on the truck and removing...
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    All vinyl needs replacing

    Hello! We have a 1988 GMC Jimmy with a FWC we bought on craigslist. I am not sure the age of the FWC but it's not new... the interior now has a significant amount of mildew and the care of the exterior of the vinyl was subpar. Anyone have any recommendations of who one could call or how to...
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    Can you recommend a shop near Portland, OR for roof leak repairs?

    I have a very leaky roof. I resealed it myself last fall, but it is really bad this winter and I'd like to defer to a professional. Anybody have good luck with a shop in the Portland area they can recommend? The headliner is completely saturated every time I take it on a rainy highway - my...
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    Bottom of Cabover Peeling...looking for repair suggestion

    I am looking for some suggestions on how I can repair the cracking and peeling plastic from the bottom of the cabover. If there is another thread on this, please let me know. I have not been able to find anything. The wood appears to still be in good shape so I don't need to replace that...
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    Hawk roof repair

    On our Hawk, the previous owner forgot to undo one of the clamps that hold down the roof, causing that part of the roof to be distorted/bent, has anybody found a simple way to repair this?? I was thinking of holding down the opposing areas somehow, then using a hydraulic jack to push up where it...
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    Rear turnbuckle mount failure on Hallmark Guanella

    We have an 08 Hallmark Guanella mounted on an 06 Dodge Ram 2500 CTD short bed (6 1/3 foot bed). We’ve been working on the camper mounting system with the intent of taking it regularly on rugged 4WD roads in Utah’s canyon country and the southern Colorado Rockies. We’ve got Hallmark-installed...
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    ceiling sagging in four wheel camper

    The interior ceiling of my four wheel camper grandby ~2002 is sagging. the molding that holds the interior ceiling padding up keeps popping out. initially i was able to just tack it back in place, using the original tacks, using a rubber mallet and it would hold for weeks. No longer the case...
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    Roll with the punches

    Hey all, Wanted to share a story here for all you FWC owners out there. I recently bought a used FWC on a Nissan Frontier from a fellow a few hours away from me. I'm on the east coast and had been scouring the web for used ones to save some money...when opportunity came I grabbed it, a 2013...
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    Bent Door

    My door frame got tweaked during a high wind event so I need to remove it for repair (2010 Eagle). Does anyone know what size rivets 4Wheel uses on the hinges?
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    Four Wheel Granby Rebuild

    Hello All, I am writing this in hopes of helping out a few of the owners of older FWC units like I am. Last summer I bought a very well used FWC Granby for a very reasonable cost. I knew that it would need work but figured that it was an affordable way to try out the concept of the light slide...
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