Hi all. I have coaster with a home made awning that slides into the track. i put it up today and needed two people to do the job. As I will be travelling alone i was wondering if anyone can tell me how i can to do it by myself. any help would be appreciated.
thanks
shero
Roving-Dutchy said
09:38 PM Jan 27, 2014
I have an awning that slides into a sail track, but my wife has always been there to feed the awning into the track, if I had to do the job entirely on my own I would have a rope twice the length of the awning, have a permanent pulley located at the far end of the track thread the rope thru that and as I fed the awning into the track at the other end, I would pull the rope to draw the awning along the track.
This is exactly how you hoist a sail to the top of the mast of a yacht while standing on deck
I will have already laid out the poles and ropes and partially hammered the pegs into approx positions with the ropes in place on the pegs I then I pick up the first pole and rope take hold of the 1st corner of the awning and hold the pole up at an angle and partially tighten the rope then do the same to the other corner then the same to the 2 centre poles , i then go around putting the pegs into their final positions and position all the poles and and tighten all the ropes.
I can do this part of the erection of the awning without help as long as I preplan where the ropes poles and pegs go
Cheers
David
Yuglamron said
08:56 AM Jan 28, 2014
I used sail slugs, small round pieces of plastic with a loop on them that are generally used to run sails up the mast or attach trampolines to frames of Catamarans. They come in various diameters and will feed your annexe into the slide much easier if you are a solo. It depend if you can find some to fit your track diameter.
Try the online catalogues of Bias Boating or Whitworths.
Mobi Condo said
10:37 AM Jan 28, 2014
An old friend showed me how start the 1st 30cm of rope edge into the track with the lead end of rope still hanging out of the track ahead of the cover. it was squeezed between the top and bottom lips of the sail track, but still slid along quite easily, then just walk along and drag the lot to the other end. at 6'6" with a reach of around 8' he found this very easy. I just use a ladder to do the first bit and then work from the ground
Ontos45 said
11:17 AM Jan 28, 2014
If you wet the track with water via a spray bottle it slides easier too. Don't use soap etc., as it clogs up the track.
neilnruth said
02:55 PM Jan 28, 2014
Our slide in awning now rolls up into a zip up bag and stays in the track. We just have straps to Velcro it to the sides of the van for travel. It's the way they did it before roll out awnings.
shero said
08:46 PM Jan 30, 2014
I was thinking of doing that but thought the wind as you drove would dislodge it.
shero
shero said
08:49 PM Jan 30, 2014
Hi. thanks for another good idea. I did think of this but not being a hands on person wasn't sure if it would work. Thanks again. shero
shero said
08:51 PM Jan 30, 2014
hi. Spray water I was told to use vaseline on the awning but thought this would collect dust. Thanks i will give it ago. shero
cooee said
08:57 PM Jan 30, 2014
<<If you wet the track with water via a spray bottle it slides easier too. Don't use soap etc., as it clogs up the track.
Cheers Peter and Sue>>>
Thanks for that great tip
Cooee
shero said
09:01 PM Jan 30, 2014
Hi Yuglamron. Are you saying have these sail slugs sown onto the awning and then slide them along the track rather than the awning itself. thanks shero
Roving-Dutchy said
11:08 AM Jan 31, 2014
Silicon sprayed on the awning rope and track works well and you usually only have to treat it once, it doesn't attract dirt.
Cheers
David
Hi all. I have coaster with a home made awning that slides into the track. i put it up today and needed two people to do the job. As I will be travelling alone i was wondering if anyone can tell me how i can to do it by myself. any help would be appreciated.
thanks
shero
This is exactly how you hoist a sail to the top of the mast of a yacht while standing on deck
I will have already laid out the poles and ropes and partially hammered the pegs into approx positions with the ropes in place on the pegs I then I pick up the first pole and rope take hold of the 1st corner of the awning and hold the pole up at an angle and partially tighten the rope then do the same to the other corner then the same to the 2 centre poles , i then go around putting the pegs into their final positions and position all the poles and and tighten all the ropes.
I can do this part of the erection of the awning without help as long as I preplan where the ropes poles and pegs go
Cheers
David
I used sail slugs, small round pieces of plastic with a loop on them that are generally used to run sails up the mast or attach trampolines to frames of Catamarans. They come in various diameters and will feed your annexe into the slide much easier if you are a solo. It depend if you can find some to fit your track diameter.
Try the online catalogues of Bias Boating or Whitworths.
I was thinking of doing that but thought the wind as you drove would dislodge it.
shero
Hi. thanks for another good idea. I did think of this but not being a hands on person wasn't sure if it would work. Thanks again. shero
hi. Spray water I was told to use vaseline on the awning but thought this would collect dust. Thanks i will give it ago. shero
<<If you wet the track with water via a spray bottle it slides easier too. Don't use soap etc., as it clogs up the track.
Cheers Peter and Sue>>>
Thanks for that great tip
Cooee
Hi Yuglamron. Are you saying have these sail slugs sown onto the awning and then slide them along the track rather than the awning itself. thanks shero
Cheers
David