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Subject:Patch a small tear in the tent
From:Kevin Mulligan
Date:Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:39:26 -0700

My westy has about a 2-inch vertical tear on the
driver's side next to the poptop hinge. I'm theorizing
that the hinge tore it due to worn elastic sewn in the
rear corner of the tent. It looks as if the elastic is
designed to pull the tent inward from the hinges
during lowering of the top, but that's mostly a guess.

Anyway, it's the original tent, and it looks as if it
could be patched somehow. There's plenty of room on
all sides for a patch.

Does anyone have tips for this? I've tried the
archives and can't get to the search page for some
reason. Do I just find some comparable material and
start sewing?

- Kevin Mulligan
90 syncro westy

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