The reason I wonder about tightening too much isn't just the crank, but also the slide lock mechanism I use inside. It may crush the seals, making them too hard over time, allowing leakage? At any rate, it rained again Friday night, and it leaked again. This time I had a pan sitting under the corner where it leaks, and that caught all the water! I may look like a modern version of Johnny Appleseed, with a pan on my head from now on! As others have mentioned, it does also seem to depend on precise leveling, as I sometimes don't leak, depending on where I am parked. Forgive my signature. I no longer live in New Braunfels - Now in San Antonio.