RV Repair: how to replace the raftors where the canvas connects, gorilla glue, fine shape


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Sorry for my vagueness and thank you for the fast reply.
I guess the gist of the question is can the end caps of the roof be taken off so the mounting board that holds the metal bracket and canvas be replaced. the canvas is screwed to that bracket then screwed into the roof in the upright position. the canvas is held to that "endcap" board by way of a metal strip and is screwed to the roof on both ends of the camper. the wood has rotted out and the screws have pulled free due to a water leak on the roof seal. theres no way to diagram what I see here so explaining it is proving diffcult.
Thanks again!
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Greetings, i baught what I thought was a cherry deal on a 92 coleman popup(name escapes me) its a very long one at any rate.
Question is the connectors where the canvas is conected to the roof, the wood there is rotten from water damage and the canvas connector screws have pulled free from the fiberboard.when they pulled free the damage was pretty severe and now, im out of a camper, I tried to put it back together with gorilla glue and new screws but this patch is very temporary. Can the connector "planks" be replaced with any amount of ease? the campers in fine shape except for this..

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If the "planks" are not in bad shape all the way through, then you should be able to get some aluminum (or steel) strips and attach them with longer screws and then drill holes for the canvas connectors to screw into the aluminum or steel. "Angle iron" might work.
That's just an idea for you to try. Other than that, you probably need to replace the wood. I don't know how hard that would be without seeing it in person. I'm very surprised they used fiberboard for that purpose.
Let me know how it goes, or ask followup questions if you need. That's what I'm here for.
Dave

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You should be able to remove them without a problem.
Just go slowly, as you would with anything you take apart, making sure you can put it back together the way it was.
Anytime you can replace "fiberwood" with metal or lumber, the better off you will be.
Hope this helps some,
Dave