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Jamierozek
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Jul 03, 2024

Need advice-Swapping Manual Awning for Aftermarket Electric

I have a 2008 Pilgrim Cirrus CRB 27’ travel trailer. It came with a manual dometic awning, which has the metal arms that bolt into the body in the floor and roof. Last summer my awning collapsed and...
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Jamierozek
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Jul 03, 2024

Sorry- there is another option I was considering:

Driving carriage bolts through the wall with a piece of oak or something on the inside to brace.

I don’t love this idea either because of the look-

plus one end has to be mounted on the wall where the shower is, so this would be impossible to work with. 

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