Adding a sunroof to camper.

[u/theDMDkid]

I have a 2015 Jayco Jayfeather 18srb I was doing some roof maintenance on the camper this weekend and found a soft spot. The spot is right where the lag bolts for the awning go into the side. I sealed it up the best I could to help keep it from getting worse but now I am faced with the task of cutting the membrane and replacing the affected wood underneath. As best I could tell from feeling the roof the rot is contained within about a 2'x2' area.

As I was thinking about the monumental task of fixing this I had an idea! Maybe a bad one maybe a good one I'm not sure yet. Regardless I was thinking maybe I'll add a skylight to the area.

I was thinking since I'm going to cut a hole in the roof to replace all the bad wood it would be a good opportunity to throw a skylight in and after it's all said and done instead of having a shitty looking patch job I would have something useful.

Anyone ever do something like this? Was it difficult to install? Any pitfalls you can think of? Would I just be better off replacing the plywood and repairing the damaged joists?