I'm going to have to check out Ten Forward... I don't remember that extra board next to the steps... maybe adding to the structure for step support? You'd think I'd know this stuff... I've owned my trailer for 10 months!
It's just an end cap for that second step. Looks fine on the finished product.
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Jackie and Pam Erikson
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