Doug, do you have trouble closing the top with the struts?  I find I have to
slam it down REALLY hard - and that's with the kayak and the racks adding 50
or so pounds of extra weight.  It takes around four tries usually before I
get it shut.  I can't imagine how I'll be able to close it without the
kayak.  It's also fairly lopsided, I have to remember to only pull down on
the side without the kayak, since the boat adds all the weight on the
passenger side.

On the other hand, I CAN open the poptop with the kayak up there now!

Joy

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote:

> Geez --- you're having a hard time with those struts. I've had no leaks in
> mine since I put the struts in. If you physically examine the seal when it
> is closed is there a gap? Maybe try spraying it with a hose when the top is
> down. There is adjustment in the poptop latch --- maybe it needs to be
> tightened.
>
> Cheers,
> Doug
>
>  On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My van has suddenly started leaking pretty seriously when it rains.  The
>> water is coming in from the two front corners of the poptop, and it runs
>> down the bunched-up poptop fabric inside and then into the van.  This
>> seems
>> to have started all of a sudden - not a gradual increasing link.  The
>> seals
>> don't seem to be bad - I have other leaky seals, but the ones at the front
>> of the poptop look okay to me.
>>
>> I don't know exactly when it started, but it could have been when I put
>> the
>> struts on to assist on lifting the top with the kayak up there.  Has
>> anyone
>> else had this happen when they installed struts?  As if there is constant
>> pressure lifting the poptop, creating a space for water to come in when it
>> rains.  It's not particularly related to driving in the rain - happens if
>> she's parked through the whole storm.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>> Joy
>> and Matilda, who would rather be dry
>>
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