Thanks, Pat - I'll email them.
Speaking of awnings... Mike brought over some random parts he found and one of them is the center bracket for the awning. But we have no idea how to use it, and I couldn't find "awning", or any other synonym a German speaker might use, in the owner's manual. Are there directions for this thing somewhere?
Tim said something about brackets in the back to hold this center bracket and the crank. They both seem to be missing in mine. Is this something I would need to buy from Airstream?
Thanks all!
janine
In my post showing the pic of how I mounted the awning tools (the center rafter and the awning crank), I said, "This is a great spot to mount the awning tools (the crank and the center rafter). My Westy was delivered with the attachment clip for the center rafter but not for the crank attachment. I emailed Bob Synder
fiamma1@fiamma.com. The crank handle clip set is part number 98655-095 and cost $4.20 (2 pcs) with $3 shipping (ask for postal shipping otherwise shipping is $10. Orders can be placed directly from Fiamma at 407-672-0091. I mounted both tools a far to the rear edge as possible to preclude interference with either the outside shower attachment or opening of the wardrobe from the rear."
I think you mean the center rafter as I pictured in my post. But there are brackets (or clips) to mount this center rafer. Mine came with the Westy. They were in in the well under the stainless dish drainer. But I didn't get the crank mounting clips (or at least I don't remember getting them). They could have been misplaced by me. It's been 4 years almost since I bought the Westy and I'm just getting around to mounting the "awning tools". There's an email POC and phone number in my quote above for purchasing these clips. I only listed the part number for the crank mounting clips as that's all I needed. But if you email Bob Syder he'll give you the part numbers so that you can call in the order to fiamma.
The center rafter can be used, at your discretion, but provides more support (as any roof rafter would) for your vinyl awning. It would help protect the material in the event of a heavy rain, heavy wind or snow (in the unlikely situation that your awining would be out during a snow
You might ask Bob Synder what the purpose of the center rafter is and how should it be used.