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techntrek
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Topic: Anyone Add an Awning ? Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 5:14pm |
Hmmm, its a standard jpg image, don't know why you can't see it.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 5:30pm |
Thanks. It provides shade but lets filtered light through. I can set it up by myself in about 5 minutes. When I replaced my sails years ago I saved these. It seemed like a shame to just toss all that fabric out. They've just been waiting in my basement for the right project to come along. Just for giggles I used plastic screw caps from one liter pop bottles for line tensioners.
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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harleyguy1
Newbie Joined: 04 Dec 2010 Location: texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 6:38pm |
Your awning looks great and very functional, also appears easy to put up. I would like to know how you made the 'Bead' that fits into the C Channel? Thanks, and great job!
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Marshal
2011 R-177 Longview, Tx |
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 8:25pm |
The bead comes prefabbed, you just sew it on. It's called awning rope. I got it from a company called Sailrite in Indiana. Great company, been dealing with them for years. Here's a link to their online catalog page:
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 8:33pm |
Next time you have it up, can you get a close-up of the tensioners? I'm curious how that works.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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harleyguy1
Newbie Joined: 04 Dec 2010 Location: texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 8:52pm |
Would You tell me which particular awning rope you used to fit the C Channel. I would really like to make one of these! Thanks for the website.
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Marshal
2011 R-177 Longview, Tx |
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Podsible Dream
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 9:48pm |
A number of folks have purchased similar awnings from a company they found on eBay. Search on awnings... As I recall they were under $200. Based on the same principle as Huron Sailors.
To get that photo on the iPad, I have to make sure I have a strong signal, some rooms in the house are worse than others about signal with the Apple but okay with a Dell PC. |
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Chris and Walt
'10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 11:06pm |
This is the awning rope:
It takes a pretty heavy duty sewing machine to sew it on.
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 11:10pm |
Line tensioners from bottle tops:
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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photog
Groupie Joined: 13 Jan 2010 Location: Alberta Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 80 |
Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 11:20pm |
Last year when we still had the 171 we had this awning made:
It is (was) 7x7 feet and served us very well.
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Heinrich and Elly
2010 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab 2010 Prime Time Tracer 205M |
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