[Draining] Lake Newton October 25, 2010, 09:50:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 117772So I'm up on the roof of a twin king, after a rain, in an RV storage facility, and noticing that only my LD has water pooled on the roof(around the vents, AC, etc.) Even the mid-bath very near me has no pools(maybe it is all on the floor inside). Maybe it is a testimony to good seal jobs, because there is no evidence of leaks inside. A dome in the roof seems ideal, but how hard for the factory to build? Would it work long term? How would you set flat vents and A/C at the peak of the dome? Then I recall an idea to try to wick the water off. I lay a dacron rope, maybe 3/16, through 2 pools of water and over the side. It seems to work, water travels down the rope, and also falls over the side right where the rope turns downward. If I had these in place, would this be a way to ward off pooling of water?Still experimenting......Regards, TS
Re: [Draining] Lake Newton Reply #1 – October 26, 2010, 09:08:06 am Yahoo Message Number: 117778On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:50:14 -0000, "terryset2000" terryset2000@...> wrote:QuoteSo I'm up on the roof of a twin king, after a rain, in an RV storage facility, and noticing that only my LD has water pooled on the roof(around the vents, AC, etc.) May I suggest that you park it so the water runs off. Front, back or one side.QuoteA dome in the roof seems ideal, but how hard for the factory to build? Would it work long term? How would you set flat vents and A/C at the peak of the dome? The roof is concave and vents work. So a convex roof would also work. It's designed to allow expansion of the aluminum sheet which would not work out if convex.
[Draining] Lake Newton Reply #2 – October 26, 2010, 10:43:14 am Yahoo Message Number: 117780Dear TS,In the past, we have had a lot of discussion on the subject of Lake Newton.Would it be hard to put in a dome? Yes, and no.The factory could put in a slight camber, side to side. That would mean reforming the front mold to fit the camber, and a completely new design would be needed at the rear. That makes it hard.Currently, one flat piece of aluminum is used on the roof. Such a piece can carry a curve in one direction, but not two. The current roofs have a side to side curve at the back. That means the roof panel is not compatible with a front to back curve. One alternative that would seem to not be hard is to gently curve the entire panel front to back. To do so, the side panels and the side to top joint would have to be curved as well. Matching two straight pieces to get a tight fit is MUCH easier than matching two curved pieces. Would such a design adversely affect the quality of the factory's joint? Perhaps. I note that the side to top joint is covered with a one piece trim. It is currently straight, and would have to be curved with such a design change. The truly easy way to put in a "dome" would be to lay up a fiberglass cloth and resin roof rather than aluminum. As with so many things, there are pluses and minuses to such a major design change, but achieving the double curve would be easy.Ken F in NM
[Draining] Lake Newton Reply #3 – October 27, 2010, 01:17:49 am Yahoo Message Number: 117805Ah, I didn't understand the reason for the concavity. But, assuming one has to be level while occupying, I'm wondering if some sort of rope wicks would drain the pools. I added another one today and it seemed to work again.Why have pooled water; at some point it will probably get in.TS
[Draining] Lake Newton Reply #4 – October 27, 2010, 10:49:34 am Yahoo Message Number: 117807Like Terry, I've also been wicking Lake Newton. Use a flat rock with a long strip of towel knotted around it drapped over the side whenever in damp/wet conditions and leave on 24/7 when stored - not pretty but works. Put it on/off with a trash picker upper.Barb & Gypsy '93 22' TK
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