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Date:         Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:07:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Patch a small tear in the tent
Comments: To: Kevin Mulligan <mulligan_kevin@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <446964.17213.qm@web50208.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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I used iron-on patching stuff (interfacing? My wife sews) for a spot like this on mine. Iron on the outside, wood to brace against on the inside. Done this time last year and still holding.

Stephen

--- Kevin Mulligan <mulligan_kevin@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> 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 > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet > in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC >

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