While participating in the national matches at Camp Perry; a really strong storm came up from Lake Erie with a lot of wind and flipped my awning up. Me (at 1/8 of a ton, DW, and a neighboor had hold of the awning and it was lifting us off the ground. I had to let it "go" and just wait it out. The awning billowed over the top of the TT like a Viking sail. It bent the support arms. After a lot of banging and bending, I finally got it back in place but am wondering if exposing the awning to such force should it be replaced? It doesn't seem to be torn...just stretched out some. I probably can order new support arms but don't know how much they will cost. The TT is 3 years old and the awning rally hasn't been used that much. I'm wondering if I should just bite the deductable and turn it in to my insurance or try and get it "repaired". Any ideas?
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If your deductable is not too high let the insurance company fix it. I would think you should be able to adjust the springs to take care of any strech. I am sure that you can buy new support arms. Call the manufacturer for the names of dealers that can supply the parts.
I bent one awning arm and they are rather expensive to replace. Think around $125-$150 each. Plus, unless you know what you are doing, they are under a lot of spring torsion and will rip your hands to shreads. You may also want to closely check the metal bracket in which is mounted on the side of the TT which the awning slides thru. If it is bent or flared, the awning will pop out later with higher breezes. For all the work involved, I'd turn it in on the insurance
I do belive that there is a small hole on the end of the roller tubes in which you can insert a small nail to keep it from spinning like crazy when you disconnect the awning arm and roller tube
For a 3 year old TT, I would get it replaced and all the hardware as necessary. That is still new (at least in my mind), so it would be worth it to have it all fixed.
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If the awning itself is still usable as sin the spring is still wound. then just get the arms with the brackets. maybe even some awning deflappers and holdowns.
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The problem you are going to have is that your canvas is most likely stretched in some places. When you get it all repaired and then you find out, it is a bummer. Cheaper and wiser to replace the whole thing.
Yes, but you buy the awning and arms seperately so it doesn`t matter if you buy the arms first and find out the awning is bad. it`s still gonna cost the same amount!
My broken awning arm cost $250 to replace, the same as my deductible. It was bent pretty bad in a sudden wind storm. If you're going to take your TT in to have the awning looked at, ask them.
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