Bailey Phoenix Gt 75 potential issue

[Boxerman]

The Gt 75 from trim is fixed under the front windows this has been done rather poorly with intermittent screw fixings and it is not sealed fully, so the rain water and dirt off the roof and under the trim in itself not a problem as it runs off the Alutec body panel behind the trim, but it becomes a problem if you use the fitted front tow prow cover as that attaches to the plastic trim and the water and dirt fills up the back of your very expensive cover and turns it into a mud pool , and it congeals there and will inevitably lead to the cover rotting so please be aware if you have this type of Caravan it may be wise to seal it yourself or if you use a cover that attaches along the trim panel try not to attach it there when you’re expecting rain hope this is a help to somebody
David

 

[Beachball]

Thanks for the tip i have a friend he has that caravan but so far i don"t think he uses a cover .

 

[Mr Plodd]

You shouldn't leave a towing cover on long term, its designed to protect tge front whilst being towed.
The clue is in the name.

 

[Boxerman]

You shouldn't leave a towing cover on long term, its designed to protect tge front whilst being towed.
The clue is in the name.

Hi yes thanks but even the main cover fits the same way so Bailey need to fit and seal the panel better 👍

 

[Mr Plodd]

Hi yes thanks but even the main cover fits the same way so Bailey need to fit and seal the panel better 👍

A full cover keeps the rain off the caravan, so that issue cannot arise due to there being no water running down the bodywork,

 

[Buckman]

Mr Plodd is spot on with his advice.

 

[ProfJohnL]

I know I'm late to this thread, and I agree with the responses so far, but it's another topic that demonstrates how poor the manufacturers attention to important details is - keeping caravans free from water ingress. If only they would spend as much time and effort in designing and doing the basic construction methods as they do on following the latest dodgy marketing trends, caravans could take a step change in basic reliability.

 

[Mr Plodd]

I know I'm late to this thread, and I agree with the responses so far, but it's another topic that demonstrates how poor the manufacturers attention to important details is - keeping caravans free from water ingress. If only they would spend as much time and effort in designing and doing the basic construction methods as they do on following the latest dodgy marketing trends, caravans could take a step change in basic reliability.

If you read the original post fully you will see that it has nothing whatsoever to do with water ingress!
It's about water running fown the outside and into the bottom skirt of a towing cover