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Date:         Sat, 21 May 2005 12:05:58 -0700
Reply-To:     BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
In-Reply-To:  <428E38AA.5030803@adelphia.net>
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The Compleat Toolkit:

If it doesn't move, and should ... WD40. If it moves, and shouldn't ... duct tape.

B(&S) '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal

On Fri, 20 May 2005 12:21:14 -0700, you wrote:

>Aw, man. I have this lovely wife who enjoys camping but is very >susceptible to cool weather. Hates anything below tepid. So Job One >around here is keeping her happy. Happy wife, happy life, as they say. > >Anyhoo, I just went to close the poptop and discovered that the zipper >which closes the canvas over the front opening is toasted. About three >inches of toast. 12'' up one side. The tape has separated from the coil. >There's nothing to sew to, nothing to do except, I guess, pull the >canvas and have a new zipper installed by a tent maker. Or get new >canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine. > >Maybe there is some kludge that will let me close the canvas w/o using a >zipper . . . > >Comments, sympathetic laughter, all appreciated.


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