Tam &Toby do Europe ...Take two

[Northernraider]

That is most certainly a leak ...

Aye ....I've been up dried around it and threw a bit sealant round it as temporary measure to see if it stops it for now


That way I can move and try and find a spot under a bridge or something to try and do a better job.

 

[Northernraider]

Well my temporary repair didn't work ....drove from Santander to almost bilbao trying to find a closed petrol station or a motorway flyover I could park under and had no luck ...It's still leaking so I need to take the vent off and try and reseal it but doesn't look like I'm gonna get that done today as rain still on

I'm parked in a wee village under some trees ....Weather forecast looks a little drier here tomorrow morning so I might get a chance then ...for now it's buckets under the drip ?

I knew the sealant I got from caravan place was shit ...but I haven't had any heavy rain from may till late September.

Why it picked last night to start leaking is anyone's guess

 

[csd4t]

Bin liner and duct tape?

 

[Janine]

Stick an umbrella through the hole and weight it down? It's been done before!

 

[Reallyretired]

Well my temporary repair didn't work ....drove from Santander to almost bilbao trying to find a closed petrol station or a motorway flyover I could park under and had no luck ...It's still leaking so I need to take the vent off and try and reseal it but doesn't look like I'm gonna get that done today as rain still on

I'm parked in a wee village under some trees ....Weather forecast looks a little drier here tomorrow morning so I might get a chance then ...for now it's buckets under the drip ?

I knew the sealant I got from caravan place was shit ...but I haven't had any heavy rain from may till late September.

Why it picked last night to start leaking is anyone's guess

I would expect shit wouldn't be a good sealant.

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[Mikey RV]

Bin liner and duct tape?

just what I was going to say.

 

[Northernraider]

just what I was going to say.

It's leaking where it's sealed to the roof the roof is soaking

I run sealant around it earlier and that didn't work.

It's supposed to be dry for a bit tomorrow I'll remove the vent and reseal it.

Will just have to drip on to bucket meantime

 

[Val 3 dogs]

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It all looks very green there Tam

 

[irnbru]

Tam collecting water in a bowl is taking free loading to another level is it not. On a serious note that looks like more of a steady flow rather than a drip. Hope you get it sorted before you leave Spain.

 

[Northernraider]

It all looks very green there Tam

Yeah cause it never stops bloody raining

A bit like Scotland

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[Northernraider]

Tam collecting water in a bowl is taking free loading to another level is it not. On a serious note that looks like more of a steady flow rather than a drip. Hope you get it sorted before you leave Spain.

I'll hopefully get it resealed in morning , it's typical it didn't stop raining all day till it got dark and not rained since but I'm not doing it in the dark lol.
I only need an hour dry and should be sorted ....

Hopefully then I need a laundarette to dry everything

 

[Northernraider]

Well it was dry this morning so I went up and removed skylight took all the sealant off and used the mastic on a roll I had instead and see if that does a better job.
Will soon find out when it rains again.


BUT

In true Toby fashion there's always something else starts playing up

This morning my control panel is flashing charge! And showing my leisure batteries at 0% but 12.2v

I don't know if this panel has a built in thing where you have to hook up to electric every so often as it has done this a few times

Or if it's knackered either way I'm starting to get peed off with the amount of stupid things going wrong ..I feel I'm constantly fixing something and I've still a list of things I need fixed when home. I wish it would just give me a break

 

[Scotch mist]

Well it was dry this morning so I went up and removed skylight took all the sealant off and used the mastic on a roll I had instead and see if that does a better job.
Will soon find out when it rains again.


BUT

In true Toby fashion there's always something else starts playing up

This morning my control panel is flashing charge! And showing my leisure batteries at 0% but 12.2v

I don't know if this panel has a built in thing where you have to hook up to electric every so often as it has done this a few times

Or if it's knackered either way I'm starting to get peed off with the amount of stupid things going wrong ..I feel I'm constantly fixing something and I've still a list of things I need fixed when home. I wish it would just give me a break

Bring back frankie all is forgiven ?

 

[Northernraider]

Bring back frankie all is forgiven ?

It had it's probs too and was £23k dearer than Toby lol

Most of it's maintenance stuff but it's annoying that something needs fixed every other week grrrrrr

 

[Scotch mist]

It had it's probs too and was £23k dearer than Toby lol

Most of it's maintenance stuff but it's annoying that something needs fixed every other week grrrrrr

That maintenance stuff will keep your mind of intimate encounters
and out of trouble ?

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[busby]

It had it's probs too and was £23k dearer than Toby lol

Most of it's maintenance stuff but it's annoying that something needs fixed every other week grrrrrr

That's motorhomes for you..BUSBY??

 

[Reallyretired]

Ive been motorhoming for around 40 years in many different ones. The only constant is that theres always something that needs fixing or improving.

 

[Lenny HB]

This morning my control panel is flashing charge! And showing my leisure batteries at 0% but 12.2v

Did you set up the panel correctly when you fitted new batteries?

 

[Northernraider]

Did you set up the panel correctly when you fitted new batteries?

I did yeah ...It's done this about 3 times since I left the UK.

It seems if I connect to electric hook up it goes off or on one occasion a very sunny day it did.

Batteries have plenty power but panel currently showing 9% And 12.5v

like I said before I'm not sure if panel faulty ebl faulty or both faulty ?‍

 

[Northernraider]

So I crossed over from irun in to France this morning .....2 miles from border stopped by 3 gendarmes, first time I've ever been stopped and searched , he was In every compartment and locker toilet wardrobe and even the fridge lol , nice enough guys spoke good English. Asked if I was heading home before brexit....I just rolled my eyes..


Then I got lost in Biarritz trying to find a parking spot but had no luck and lost patience so I've just arrived In dux where I'll have lunch and decide whether to stop over or move on.

Weather's crap ?

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[tacr2man]

Northernraider did the reseal of the roof work ?

 

[Figaro]

Weather's crap ?

Welcome to northern Europe
Heavy rain almost everywhere for Friday and Saturday ?

 

[irnbru]

Weather's crap ?

Yep and you have 2 sets of muddy paws to clean now, you should have left Jade with us when you had the chance

 

[Northernraider]

Northernraider did the reseal of the roof work ?

Yes it seems to have , had plenty torrential rain so I think that's done the job .

 

[Northernraider]

Yep and you have 2 sets of muddy paws to clean now, you should have left Jade with us when you had the chance

Yer no gettin my dug no matter how much you try to pinch her

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[Lenny HB]

If you mean Dax there is a nice free aire with free services just to the north, good for dog walking.

N49.7341, W1.07652

 

[Northernraider]

If you mean Dax there is a nice free aire with free services just to the north, good for dog walking.

N49.7341, W1.07652

Yeah that's where I am I think ?

 

[Northernraider]

Right well that's my eurotunnel crossing booked for Sunday 3rd November 09.50
So I've 10 days to travel up from dax to Calais. I'm not sure which way I want to go ....but would be nice to actually see something on the way .....castles etc so any reccomendation welcome. I also need dogs wormed preferably on Fri 1st or thursday 31st will do can't rememver the name of the place I used last year

No toll roads obviously ?

 

[Lenny HB]

Yeah that's where I am I think ?View attachment 341178

No that ones grot compared to the one I mentioned, it's about 2km north west.
Individual bays between trees lake close by smashing spot.

 

[Bognor Saint]

Right well that's my eurotunnel crossing booked for Sunday 3rd November 09.50
So I've 10 days to travel up from dax to Calais. I'm not sure which way I want to go ....but would be nice to actually see something on the way .....castles etc so any reccomendation welcome. I also need dogs wormed preferably on Fri 1st or thursday 31st will do can't rememver the name of the place I used last year

No toll roads obviously ?

You could pass through the Dordogne. Sarlat is scenic.

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