Here is a quick video showing a fairly typical reinforced (repaired) Boler Frame, and why you should either get under and have a look at your frame or take it somewhere to get it inspected, Stay safe out there and enjoy your camping adventures…
Rocky the Boler needed quite a bit of fiberglass work, the floor was sagging about 1 1/2 inches on the driver side and needed to be reset to the proper height…
This Boler Door like many didn’t fit very well, It looked like a previous owner tried trimming it to make it fit, but failed. I talked to the new owner about fixing it properly and she agreed, So here is a short video showing the process.
I also reinforced the frame before setting the door because if the frame is sagging or twisting there is no point in trying to align the door until the frame is solid.
In this video, I am working on a 1972 or older Boler Frame replacement. If the Plywood is in good condition, you won’t have to remove the interior to redo the frame. If your Boler floor is rotten the interior and floor must be removed, then replaced after the new frame is installed.
Here is the finished 1972 Boler with the plywood floor showing the new frame installed.
This 1973 Boler frame failed while they were heading home on a camping trip. Lucky they stopped in time before disaster.
Most of the Bolers that come to me for a new Frame replacement, also require some fiberglass repair as well as this short video shows, this can be a small repair on the skirt to major repairs around the door and driver side similar to this Boler.
This is how I replaced a partially rotten plywood on a 1972 or older Boler Trailer, Most 1972 and older Bolers came with a raw plywood floor and have rotting issues, while you can install the raw plywood like on the original Bolers, I always recommend to fiberglass over the new plywood to make it water tight and to always fiberglass it to the wall top and bottom.
With the dozens of Boler Trailers that I have worked on, most require some door repair or reset, some are so bad they need a new custom Boler door, because of this I decided to make my own Boler door molds. I found that because of the age of Bolers and their poor frames the curve of the bodies by the door varies so much making each one different, because of this I made my outer door mold so it can be adjusted to follow the outer curve of each specific Boler body, this ensures the best fit on the new Boler doors that I make.