How to repair crack in floor of outside locker

GerryMc
GerryMc Forum Participant Posts: 5

Greetings! Very much the new boy (well "boy" is stretching it). There is a crack in the floor of my front outside locker where the gas bottles and other items are stored. I wondered if any more experienced members had any tips on how to repair it. I was wondering about getting a glass fibre repair kit and using that?  All suggestions gratefully received. Thanks

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Club Member Posts: 10,224
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    edited January 2018 #2

    A lot might depend on the nature of construction of the floor of the locker. On my old van, it was a sheet of ply separate from the sandwich floor of the van itself.

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited January 2018 #3

    The ones that I have seen are either ply or moulded plastic shaped to accept bottles. Not seen any in fibreglass though

  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987
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    edited January 2018 #4

    Any chance you can post a pic of the floor of the front locker, afraid mine is a ply floor also.

    Or is this an older caravan with a separate locker box on the front of the A frame?

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited January 2018 #5

    My previous lunar clubman had a plastic floor. Present clubman is plywood. 

    If plastic the best solution might be to source one from a dealer, trim if needed, lay over the existing and rivet both together. How old is the caravan has the plastic gone brittle? 

  • cabcar
    cabcar Forum Participant Posts: 25
    edited January 2018 #6

    Gerry Mc

    Go for it, had same problem with gas locker on my Bailey Senator done what you thinking, roughed up the plastic with a wire brush, thoroughly cleaned the area then covered it with adhesive and fibreglass from an Isopon kit (be careful of the fumes) When I sold caravan (best part of a year later) it was still holding strong.

  • EasyT
    EasyT Forum Participant Posts: 16,194
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    edited January 2018 #7

    Don't know why I said 'dealer' !!

    I meant to say breaker !!

  • GerryMc
    GerryMc Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited February 2018 #8

    Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated. Think I'll start with the fibreglass repair route first.

     

    Regards

     

    GerryMc

     

     

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