Re: [SilverStreak] i'm a new Owner of a 1966 Silver Streak Sabre

["Carolyn" <hown@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hubby did the same on one of ours.  He took out the wall in the trunk.  The 
trunk had been wet and rotted also part of the floor under the toilet.  He 
put in new flooring there and we put new tile on all of it including in the 
trunk then reinstalled the wall.  It really looks nice and is nice and solid 
now.  He also put in a new, better quality toilet, the other one had leaked 
and we think that's what made it rot.  At first we thought it was water 
coming in around the truck but apparently not.

He did the same in a 5th wheel we had.  Water had made the floor rot so he 
put in new flooring beside the tub.  The tub had cracked, so he used a 
sealer and mixed it with color.  Then he redid the whole bottom of the tub 
building it up slightly and put in a solid form underneath, not like the 
piece of blocking that was under it before, then ground it off inside to 
make it smooth and the tub bottom a bit thicker.  It's doing great. We had 
considered replacing the whole tub insert but the way its made he said he 
would have to tear out walls and everything.  He did a really good job on 
it, better than new.

Carolyn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <thetansedan@aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] i'm a new Owner of a 1966 Silver Streak Sabre


>I replaced the bathroom/trunk flooring in our '83. B Wrote it up on 
>airforums
> in Vintage Kin section.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Parks <jjparks@shaw.ca>
> To: sslist@tompatterson.com
> Sent: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 9:37 am
> Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] i'm a new Owner of a 1966 Silver Streak  Sabre
>
>
> Thanks Ralph for replying, I've noticed they built the walls right on top 
> of
> the deck. Good construction! but I can see the effort it's going to take 
> to
> replace it. I definitely have to replace it at the rear of the trailer as
> the floor basically fell apart from rot. i believe the blackwater tank is
> gone -- if it's there it would've been at the back of the trailer below 
> the
> bathroom?
>
> Jason
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ralph Cooke" <rcooke@bak.rr.com>
>
> To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:59 AM
>
> Subject: RE: [SilverStreak] i'm a new Owner of a 1966 Silver Streak Sabre
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>> Jason,
>> Welcome to the growing number of people who have re-discovered Silver
>> Streaks.  There are a number of suppliers for old trailers, though
>> they don't seem to have much for "Silver Streaks".  You mentioned
>> replacing the floor, that will be quite a problem.  Are you sure it
>> needs replacement?  Do you still have the "Black Water" tank that was
>> installed in the bathroom?  If you still have the tank and dump
>> fittings, a new RV toilet should not be too much of a problem.
>> Good luck with your restoration, I'm sure you will enjoy your SS.
>>
>> Ralph
>> 1972, 26' SS & everything works.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sslist-admin@tompatterson.com
>> [mailto:sslist-admin@tompatterson.com] On Behalf Of Jason Parks
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:47 PM
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>> Subject: [SilverStreak] i'm a new Owner of a 1966 Silver Streak Sabre
>>
>> Jason Parks
>>