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Subject:Re: Awnings
From:Charles McGehee
Date:Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:13:04 -0700

Come to think of it, I had to buy the clamps to hold it on; $45 if I
recall.  Also, the legs clamp to the body or sit on the ground.  You can
see it at http://www.dometic.com/products/rv/ae/catalina.html  Just ignore
elephant RV's.

Charles
'85 Westy

At 12:20 PM 6/18/01 -0700, Charles McGehee wrote:
>We have an A&E Catalina by Dometic, 8' long on our '85 Westy which we
>bought at Camping World.  It was on sale;don't remember how
>much.   Installed it myself.  It's easy to use and can be removed if you
>sell your rig.  It clamps to the rain gutter.  The only problem is that
>there is no seal between the awning and the rain gutter so that when it
>rains hard it will drip between the awning and the sliding door.  That is
>irritating.  Our son has the 10' model on his '81 Westy.  In hindsight, I
>wish I had bought the 10 footer.  It covers the front door, too.
>
>Charles
>'85 Westy
>
>At 12:28 PM 6/18/01 -0400, Justin Wolfe wrote:
>>Any one out there with any awning recommendations and tips?  Any one
>>have a used one FS?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Justin
>>84 westy
>>100,000 pure breed miles
>