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Subject:Re: awnings, what I've learned
Date:Fri, 24 May 1996 20:09:45 -0400

In a message dated 96-05-24 14:06:12 EDT, tbf@pacifier.com (Todd Francis)
writes:

>>how about putting some sort of reinforced bend into the poles and inserting
>>them in the jack points?

>That would work great, however the arms of the awning are right at the very
>ends of the awning and need to come down to the bus at that point. The jack
points >are just too close together unless you had a short awning.

That implies that the awning supports must be at the extreme ends of the
awning.  Seems to me that you could have a cross piece at the end of the
awning extend a couple of feet front & back of the supports.

Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg