Monday morning, 21MAR, we departed Sharon & Tim’s to start heading west & north towards the Pacific NW. The last thing we had to do in Kerrville was fill up the RV with diesel. Unfortunately while maneuvering in the gas station Dan lost sight of the “guardian” pole on the right side of the RV & immediately realized his mistake when he heard a very loud scrapping sound! He got out of the rig to find one entire cargo door destroyed beyond repair. Corrie was not pleased to say the least! Dan wanted to drive away immediately to find a repair facility & to escape the stares of what seemed like thirty people getting their morning coffee. But Corrie insisted in no uncertain terms that he at least fuel the rig!
Then it was down the road to the largest RV dealer in Kerrville to see if they could repair the damage. Turns out they only do minor fiberglass repairs, but highly recommended a small paint & body shop down the road. We pulled into Texas Paint & Body, & they said they could fabricate an entire new door by the end of the week. We then called the insurance company & started the process of getting permission for the repair. Dan even called the RV factory in Red Bay, AL, to find a new cargo door; but it turns out they don’t have any in stock & only fabricate them when ordered. By Tuesday we had received permission to go ahead & repairs started first thing Wednesday morning. Friday afternoon the repair was done & it looks pretty good to us. That night we went out with Tim & Sharon for a farewell dinner. Hopefully we can get out of town & even out of the state of TX without anymore problems!
Then it was down the road to the largest RV dealer in Kerrville to see if they could repair the damage. Turns out they only do minor fiberglass repairs, but highly recommended a small paint & body shop down the road. We pulled into Texas Paint & Body, & they said they could fabricate an entire new door by the end of the week. We then called the insurance company & started the process of getting permission for the repair. Dan even called the RV factory in Red Bay, AL, to find a new cargo door; but it turns out they don’t have any in stock & only fabricate them when ordered. By Tuesday we had received permission to go ahead & repairs started first thing Wednesday morning. Friday afternoon the repair was done & it looks pretty good to us. That night we went out with Tim & Sharon for a farewell dinner. Hopefully we can get out of town & even out of the state of TX without anymore problems! 
2 comments:
Ouch, you could have always gone with the plywood as a temp with an 835 for one year :)
if they had "red hand" available, it would have been a permanent repair! - dan
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