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At 4/24/00, John Fried wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite cite>Awning: We looked at several awnings at
EveryBus a few weeks ago and<br>
settled on the Catalina 2500 by A&amp;E Dometic -- see<br>
<a href="http://www.dometic.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.dometic.com</a>
for some info. I hope to order mine later today.<br>
I particularly liked the bracing design and ease of setup.</blockquote><br>
I've had a Catalina 2500 on my '81 Westy for several years now. Works great, and receives admiring inquiries in the campgrounds. <br>
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I didn't like the way the adapter brackets clamped onto the rain gutters and sides of the bus, so I cut some small pieces from a PVC pipe, softened them with a torch and molded them to the surfaces of the adapter bracket that would ride against the car in and below the rain gutter and against the side. Be careful -- when that plastic is hot and flexible enough to mold, it's too hot to hold bare-handed. Five years later, no scratching, no rust. Also, watch the nuts on the back side of the bracket; they can stick out quite a way. I got a small tear in the rubber pop-top gasket  when it fouled the nut (can't remember how I overcame that problem, but I did...).<br>
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Fun extra benefit: put a red plastic beer cup on the front end and cardboard fins on the back, and it looks like you have a Sidewinder missile mounted.<br>
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Lee<br>
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<div>Lee Wood </div>
<div>&amp; Campofelice ('81 Westfalia GL)</div>
<div>Email: leewood@stanford.edu</div>
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