Jo Ann,
Essentially once the welt is in the track, you should be able to walk
along the side of your Bubble and pull the canvas welt along the track using
the draw string. The pole idea is a thought I had to act as a longer hand
up at the welt as it goes into the track. It would be used as a means of
aligning the welt with the track horizontally as without the pole the welt
would want to sag and bind at the beginning of the track. The pole would be
used as a pusher so to speak, pushing the welt horizontally and in line with
the track.
Why did I buy a 15 foot Zip Dee? It was used (eBay) from a mid 1970
Airstream and had the distinctive cast-in logo in the end caps, something
not now available but used when my 1969 Caravel was made. I simply cut
everything off at the right, or front end of the awning assembly (the spring
mechanism is in the tube at the left or aft end) and the remaining fabric
panels were exactly the right length for it to all fit. Actually the final
measurement ended up a bit short of eight feet, something like seven feet 11
inches or so.
Some time before, I added an Airstream access door behind the curbside
wheel allowing use of the space under the aft berth for the first time and
as such, could not mount the lower Zip Dee aft arm six or so inches above
the belt line as is he norm. I bought some extra upper arms and lengthened
the bottom arms enough to allow me to mount them on the belt line, thereby
avoiding the access door. Please see the attached images and it will all
become clear.
Regards,
Glyn
> Hy Glyn:
> Actually, I will need to read it again, maybe several times before I
> get it. I'm a bit slow about stuff like this. Just one nosy question,
> Glyn: Why did you buy a 15 footer?
> Jo Ann