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Subject Topic: Repair advice on 91 Avondale
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08/2/2005 at 9:06pm
 Location: castleford West Yorks
 Outfit: none at the moment
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Hi there,

We have recently become the proud owners of a 1991 Avondale Leda Cheviot. It has been left to stand for 12 months and needs to love spending on it !

It is has three opening windows at the front and on the inside there is a small gap of about 3 inch. In this spot there is a hole about 1 1/2 inch.  The area does not appear to be damp.  The question is - how do we go about repairing it ?  Do we tack a piece of ply over it or what ?  Is this something that we can do or is it a bigger job requiring specialist help ? 

Also (sorry to go on) on a couple of windows there is a peice of plastic which goes inside the window seal - this has curled up slightly but the caravan window is still watertight.  Does anyone know how to secure this back down. 

We got the caravan at a very reasonable price £1500 (we think ?) and apart from these points cannot find any other problem - yet ! So we would like to try and make it right. 

Any help and advice to us newbie caravanners will be most welcome.

Cheers  Rachel



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09/2/2005 at 9:19am
 Location: Helensburgh SCOTLAND
 Outfit: Elddis Hurricane/Disco/hubby/3 collies
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Hi Rachel

Sorry I can't help - I'm not technically minded - but I am sure someone will be of help throughout the day.

Good luck in the repair



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09/2/2005 at 1:12pm
 Location: Dorset
 Outfit: A nice little number by Evans outsizes
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You didnt say where the hole was?  Its not where a clock should fit in is it?

Jenny



09/2/2005 at 6:29pm
 Location: castleford West Yorks
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Hi Jenny,

No, the hole is half way down the front of the caravan in between the windows. 

Thanks for your reply




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