How Thick Is The Roof

[Tom Warner]

Joe depending on the size and weight of your solar panels you may
want to mount the panels on a piece of 3/4" marine plywood (or the
aluminum diamond plate used on some of the other BB) mounted to the
roof of the coach. But I would make sure the screws go into the roof
supports and not just the roof metal. If you contact Benny Collier at
BB he should be able to tell you the exact spacing of the roof
supports and how to locate them. Then I would size the plywood (or
diamond plate)large enough to straddle two or more supports. I would
get some rubber strip material like used on some of the older BB that
acts as an absorber and sealer , and run the strips so they are over
the roof supports(stick then to the roof with contact cement so they
dont move around while you are mounting the plywood) and then lay the
plywood on that and run stainless steel sheet metal screws thru the
plywood and rubber strips into the roof supports. This should give
you the strongest leak free mounting you need. Then mount your solar
panels to the plywood using screws that does not penetrate entirely
thru the plywood. This will ensure you get a leak free mounting surface.

Tom Warner
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY


At 03:39 PM 12/16/2005, you wrote:

>Thanks David it maybe ok with just the sheet medal I was just hopeing
>for some plywood too.
>
>Joe Blankenship
>Phoenix,Az
>90WB40
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