Annex water run-off
Submitted: Monday, Sep 28, 2009 at 21:54
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Rockyg
Hi All,
Took the Jurgens Stargazer out for it's maiden run over the weekend. All went
well, however we had a bit of a rainstorm on Sunday night, the van was dry and comfortable with no
water ingress. When I stepped out into the annex in the morning however there were two large pools of
water each side of the middle cross member. Not sure how best to overcome the problem and wondered what others on here were doing to assist with run-off for their annex's?
Rick
Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Monday, Sep 28, 2009 at 21:57
Monday, Sep 28, 2009 at 21:57
Reasonably easy to fix Just drop one end a few inches for the night
Water will run off.
Do you mean just an awning which is the roof part or an annexe which are the walls
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Reply By: Rockyg - Monday, Sep 28, 2009 at 22:16
Monday, Sep 28, 2009 at 22:16
Hi Graham,
It's the awning, I don't think lowing the ends will help much, it seems to sag a bit between the van and the ends.
Rick
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Follow Up By: mazcan barry - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:12
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:12
hi
try installing 2 boat drain bungs in the roof of annex place a funnel with a hose going into your caravan
water tank from both and it will fill your
tank while your asleep and cure the
water build problem as
well
sorry just a thought but sometimes desperate people have been known to do these things lol hahahaha !!
mazcan barry
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Reply By: Member - Lewis K (QLD) - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 07:09
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 07:09
Rick,
As stated. Drop one end of the annex a few inches. Once you have the slope in, the rain will not pool and cause the sag. The best option is the end away from the door if you have walls attached but it will depend on the slope of the ground. Have done this for years and never had
water pool.
Lewis
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Follow Up By: Member - Malcolm (Townsville) - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 08:59
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 08:59
+2
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Follow Up By: porker - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:09
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:09
Yep,
Fixed the problem on our Stargazer.
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Reply By: Member - Robert W (SA) - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 07:24
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 07:24
We had the same problem with our Jurgens Expedition. I made about 8 ribs to support the annex longways on each side of the centre rib. I used 2 aluminium tubes of slightly different diameter to telescope one inside the other to give adjustable length. The ends were flattened to clip on the main supports. Experience has shown you only may need single poles of the right length. We also sometimes add light carbon tent pole crosswise for extra support. Dropping the corner also helps.
Bob
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Follow Up By: Rockyg - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:30
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:30
Thanks Bob, the carbon tent pole had crossed my mind, so I will give that a go. It only needs a few centimeters lift and it will be fine and the tent pole will be easy and light to stow.
Rick
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Reply By: Shaker - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:18
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:18
Getting away from your original query, but I looked at a Stargazer recently, viewing it as a possible replacement for the camper trailer in the near future.
I was very surprised to see that the new one that we inspected had only one safety chain, which I know is legal under 2 tonnes, but quite penny pinching, the biggest worry though, was that the chain was secured under one of the coupling mounting bolts, which is illegal.
Is this normal or just a one off?
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Follow Up By: Rockyg - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:34
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 09:34
Hi Shaker,
Mine is secured as you described. I would have thought it would be legal or they would not be able to have them registered. I have only had
mine a few weeks but love the set up and it is very easy to tow.
Rick
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Reply By: ozjohn0 - Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:31
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:31
Fixing the chain with a bolt is quite legal as long as the chain and the mounting point conform to the stress requirements specified in USB1.
Welding the chain to the chassis is no longer a requirement.
ozjohn.
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