Author: StephenH
Subject: Bottom Leak
Posted: 26 Feb 2017 at 7:09pm
The 178 has pass-through storage in the rear. Check the seal around the hatches. I would suspect that is likely the source of the problem. It may be that the rubber seal is not tight enough so that the wind at highway speeds can force it open enough to let water in.
I experienced something this last trip that makes me suspect that might be the problem. We encountered fine snow being blown by wind gusting to 60 mph. It was enough to force the snow past the door seal. When I opened the door, the space between the door and the screen was partly filled with packed powder snow. If snow can get past a seal, water certainly can.
Subject: Bottom Leak
Posted: 26 Feb 2017 at 7:09pm
The 178 has pass-through storage in the rear. Check the seal around the hatches. I would suspect that is likely the source of the problem. It may be that the rubber seal is not tight enough so that the wind at highway speeds can force it open enough to let water in.
I experienced something this last trip that makes me suspect that might be the problem. We encountered fine snow being blown by wind gusting to 60 mph. It was enough to force the snow past the door seal. When I opened the door, the space between the door and the screen was partly filled with packed powder snow. If snow can get past a seal, water certainly can.