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Sam Nelson
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Initially Posted - 11/19/2001 :  20:04:26  Show Profile
When I went gleefully digging around in my new (to me) C25 the day after I bought it, I came across so many interesting and curious things. One of which is a vinyl cover that goes over the raised pop-up. It has clear vinyl windows on the sides, goes aroun
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nate
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  20:37:20  Show Profile
Sam,
The pop-top enclosure can get mighty tight after years (months) of no use. Another thing I have found is the cool weather makes the thing hard to fit/handle. Short of setting it in the sun to "loosen up" I really don't have any advice other than
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John G-
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  20:48:21  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Sam – I use the vinyl enclosure each spring and fall when it’s a little too cold for hanging out in the cockpit. I would try warming the vinyl up either by trying to put it on, on a hot day or take it home and get i
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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  21:46:23  Show Profile
Sam,

You will love the pop-top cover.

Like you, I discovered mine and never used it until an overnighter with my wife, Kirsten. To be able to stand upright, move around in the cabin, and be warm, etc. was super! She said, "this is just like our ol
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  21:56:30  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Warming it in the sun works best. Use stainless snaps when replacing the missing ones. Lastly if you decide not to use it Im sure you wont have any trouble selling it. They are expensive to have made.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 11/22/2001 :  04:40:37  Show Profile
You may indeed need to warm up the cover, but I have found the only way I can get the cover on the snaps is to put it on with the poptop DOWN, and then, once it is completely attached, raise the poptop. The cover is very tight, but I think that means it'
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BCain
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Response Posted - 11/23/2001 :  08:58:06  Show Profile
Nate, Since no one else has answered part of your question, I will give it a try. The "table tennis nets" are probably net hammocks to store light items in like clothing, towels and the like. Wind Shadow has them and they work well. Keeps her al neat and
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 11/28/2001 :  20:25:36  Show Profile
Try putting each snap on consecutively -- i.e. snap one, then the next one, etc. until you have snapped them all. This way. during each snapping process, you are only attempting to "stretch" about 8" of material a short distance (instead of trying to str
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chris
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Response Posted - 12/03/2001 :  16:13:21  Show Profile
I had hardest time getting two aft corners snapped so had nylon loops sewn onto each corner to give me something to pull on and had snapps pul into strap about 1" below original, when cold just use new snaps but when warm can use origial snaps. Also had
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