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05-04-2019, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Covington
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Fiberglass roof stress cracks
Has anyone had an issue with their roof having stress cracks. I have a 35S 2016 since I am out of warranty Jayco said they will cover half oof the repair , my part is close to $1000.00 wondering if I’m the only one with a roof issue.
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05-06-2019, 06:56 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Fortuna Foothills
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Just spent 2 1/2 hours cleaning my '16 35s roof and no cracks.
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05-06-2019, 08:33 AM
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Location: St Helens
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Where on the roof are the cracks? I have a 2018 and haven't seen any.
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05-06-2019, 06:27 PM
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Location: Sacramento
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2016 Alante and no cracks (yet) but my paperwork says the one piece fiberglass roof has a 10 year leak warranty, and a crack will cause a leak for sure!
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2016 Alante 26AY
Roadmaster Braking, BlueOX Tow Bar.
Kelderman Air Ride, Safe-T-Steer, Supersteer Trak Bar rear w/ Sumo Springs.
400 AH LiFePo4 house batt w/750 watts solar 40A charger & 2500 watt whole house Inverter.
2021 Ford Ranger 4X4 Toad
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05-06-2019, 08:10 PM
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Lost in the Woods
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Ontario Canada
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Those are just gel coat cracks and won`t weaken the part. It`s just a visual thing.
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05-06-2019, 08:13 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Sacramento
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Those are just gel coat cracks and won`t weaken the part. It`s just a visual thing.
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Did he mention where the cracks were? If in the end cap (cab) then yes, but 90% of the roof is not gel coat, sheet fiberglass with a pebbled surface, and any crack is bad news.
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2016 Alante 26AY
Roadmaster Braking, BlueOX Tow Bar.
Kelderman Air Ride, Safe-T-Steer, Supersteer Trak Bar rear w/ Sumo Springs.
400 AH LiFePo4 house batt w/750 watts solar 40A charger & 2500 watt whole house Inverter.
2021 Ford Ranger 4X4 Toad
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05-07-2019, 07:10 AM
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Lost in the Woods
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Ontario Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JesseS
Did he mention where the cracks were? If in the end cap (cab) then yes, but 90% of the roof is not gel coat, sheet fiberglass with a pebbled surface, and any crack is bad news.
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No he didn`t mention, but a half a brain would tell you that he is most likely talking about the end cap. Please tell me where they use pebbled surface fiberglass on newer trailers. The roof is covered in either EPDM membrane or TPO.
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05-07-2019, 07:31 AM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
No he didn`t mention, but a half a brain would tell you that he is most likely talking about the end cap. Please tell me where they use pebbled surface fiberglass on newer trailers. The roof is covered in either EPDM membrane or TPO.
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It's a Class A, not a trailer. They have a solid roof made out of a "pebbled" fiberglass.
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05-07-2019, 09:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Sacramento
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
No he didn`t mention, but a half a brain would tell you that he is most likely talking about the end cap. Please tell me where they use pebbled surface fiberglass on newer trailers. The roof is covered in either EPDM membrane or TPO.
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Then I am sorry you only have half a brain, he is posting in the CLASS A forum, so I assume he has a class A, which has the roof I mentioned.
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2016 Alante 26AY
Roadmaster Braking, BlueOX Tow Bar.
Kelderman Air Ride, Safe-T-Steer, Supersteer Trak Bar rear w/ Sumo Springs.
400 AH LiFePo4 house batt w/750 watts solar 40A charger & 2500 watt whole house Inverter.
2021 Ford Ranger 4X4 Toad
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10-05-2021, 02:44 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Saint Petersburg
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yes, I just found some hairline cracks in the Class A roof
I was up on the roof of my 2018 Alante inspecting the seals, etc., and observed three areas with hairline cracks on the pebbled fiberglass roof. The cracks are at the rolled areas where the roofline goes from slights slope to vertical.
Do these look like your issues?
Anyone have advice on how to best repair this before it turns into a leak?
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10-05-2021, 03:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Sacramento
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This is exactly what happened to my roof, I thought some big guy stood too close to the radius when installing the awning arm. I called Jayco and had them send me a 12"12" patch and used Marine 5200 adhesive and a heat gun to form a patch. Has held up well for the last 5 years, but my cracks were longer. There is nothing but some foam under the radius so not much support there.
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2016 Alante 26AY
Roadmaster Braking, BlueOX Tow Bar.
Kelderman Air Ride, Safe-T-Steer, Supersteer Trak Bar rear w/ Sumo Springs.
400 AH LiFePo4 house batt w/750 watts solar 40A charger & 2500 watt whole house Inverter.
2021 Ford Ranger 4X4 Toad
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