1968 Scotty Highlander Restoration - help!

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1968 Scotty Highlander Restoration - help! Aug 8, 2013 5:39:50 GMT -8

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Post by eringee on Aug 8, 2013 5:39:50 GMT -8

Hello all - I've just joined the forum and am checking things out. Larry from Canned Ham Trailers sent me to seek some advice and assistance. I live in central Florida and found a cute little trailer off the side of the road a few weeks ago and bought it before knowing anything about vintage trailers (other than I'd seen photos of some that were amazing and desirable and I knew a Serro Scotty was possibly a trailer worth owning). I know, I know....you can laugh at me now.

So, I have this cute little thing sitting in my side yard and have now researched enough and investigated enough to know that even though it was cheap, I probably overpaid (I'm thinking there is little salvageable about this cutie).

In any matter, what I'm looking for is someone in my geographic area to come take a look and just me the good, bad, and ugly news. Even better if it's someone I could potentially hire to work on the restoration.

Any guidance is wonderful and deeply appreciated!

Thanks so much,
Erin G.

flyte63 New Member Posts: 11 Likes: 2 '63 Shasta Airflyte Currently Offline	1968 Scotty Highlander Restoration - help! Aug 8, 2013 18:37:00 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by flyte63 on Aug 8, 2013 18:37:00 GMT -8 You should ask Nancy over at the NSSO if she can put you in contact with any local owners. Also tons of good info on their site for any vintage trailer owner. www.nationalserroscotty.org/

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1968 Scotty Highlander Restoration - help! Aug 9, 2013 4:04:20 GMT -8

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Post by kirkadie on Aug 9, 2013 4:04:20 GMT -8

I picked up my '69 Hilander from a corn field last fall.
Rot at all 4 corners and at the vent. I have slowly removed skin, temporarly screwed new 1/2" ply up against still standing rotten walls to trace, then cut out. Was no big deal at all. Pulled off the bad ply after marking where the horizontal 1x3s attach. Now I've removed front and rear 2 feet of sketchy floor and replaced with new.
I'm in my mid sixties so I'm not moving as fast as some, but I'm guessing a couple of weeks of solid work would have got me to where I am with it now, so don't be intimidated. Scotties are probably easier to rebuild because of the solid ply walls instead ot Shasta's stick framing.
You'll like the headroom in the Hilander.
So give it a try, if it's too far gone you can always haul it to the scrap yard (as my wife suggests I do almost every morning)

gonekayaking Active Member enjoying using my camper and not working on it anymore! Posts: 410 Likes: 75 1956 Shasta 1500 Currently Offline	1968 Scotty Highlander Restoration - help! Aug 9, 2013 5:59:51 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gonekayaking on Aug 9, 2013 5:59:51 GMT -8 Erin Not sure where in the big state of florida you are but tim heintz is one of the country's most knowledgeable folks in the subject of vintage trailers is in Panama City. heintzdesigns.com/
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1968 Scotty Highlander Restoration - help!

Post by eringee on Aug 8, 2013 5:39:50 GMT -8

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