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Country Coach Restoration, Repair & Parts Forums => Country Coach Archive => Topic started by: Chuck Gauthier on March 10, 2003, 11:52:39 am

Title: Awnings Unfurling
Post by: Chuck Gauthier on March 10, 2003, 11:52:39 am
Yahoo Message Number: 4390 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/4390)
I left the little hook at the top of my Zip Dee loose when I was a young and foolish new CC owner with the terrifying results that others have related. I took it to CC and they put Loc Tite on the hook to make it hold better, but most importantly reaffirmed my suspicion that the stock set up cannot really handle sustained high winds. The solution I am suggesting was mentioned by another group member recently, but I want to suggest it to everyone. Find some 8 inch long velcro straps with buckles on one end. Either Home Depot or Lowes has them. Place one on each side about 8-12 inches above the hook on the bottom attachement point on the side of the rig. Lash the two square tubes together securely so they will not seperate if the wind gets inder the rolled up awning.

Incidentally, we left our awning up and went to play golf one day while camping at Confluence Park in Wenatchee, WA.. They was no wind all day where we were, but a little vortex hit the park and just about ripped the awning off. The two hooks both snapped at the "C" portion of the hook. I ordered replacements from CC and the new ones are much improved with a much more substantial casting used. It took me about 15 minutes to drive out the old pins and put the new hooks on the end of the supports. Might be a little preventative step if you are inclined to leave you awnings out. As for me "NEVER AGAIN".
Major damage was prevented only because 5 good neighbors in the park climbed up on our rig and wrestled the flying awning and supports into submission!!!

Chuck G.

2000 Intrigue 11142
La Quinta, CA
Title: Re: Awnings Unfurling
Post by: Jldonovan2003 on March 10, 2003, 03:29:47 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 4391 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/4391)
We too have had awning/wind problems, but we found that on a trip to Zip-Dee (not convenient) that most of the Country Coaches come off the line with the awnings improperly wound. They rewound all of our awnings (free) and we have had no problems since, even without using locks. Jim Donovan, Intrigue 10795

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> I left the little hook at the top of my Zip Dee loose when I was a > young and foolish new CC owner with the terrifying results that > others have related. I took it to CC and they put Loc Tite on the > hook to make it hold better, but most importantly reaffirmed my > suspicion that the stock set up cannot really handle sustained high > winds. The solution I am suggesting was mentioned by another group > member recently, but I want to suggest it to everyone. Find some 8 > inch long velcro straps with buckles on one end. Either Home Depot

or

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Lowes has them. Place one on each side about 8-12 inches above the > hook on the bottom attachement point on the side of the rig. Lash

the

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two square tubes together securely so they will not seperate if the > wind gets inder the rolled up awning.

Incidentally, we left our awning up and went to play golf one day > while camping at Confluence Park in Wenatchee, WA.. They was no

wind

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all day where we were, but a little vortex hit the park and just > about ripped the awning off. The two hooks both snapped at the "C" > portion of the hook. I ordered replacements from CC and the new

ones

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are much improved with a much more substantial casting used. It

took

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me about 15 minutes to drive out the old pins and put the new hooks > on the end of the supports. Might be a little preventative step if > you are inclined to leave you awnings out. As for me "NEVER AGAIN".
Major damage was prevented only because 5 good neighbors in the

park
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