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Quote: Originally posted by doortje on 16/11/2014

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A repair in the roof... sounds no good.
good advice, register on the De Waard forum.(if you appreciate I want to help with search)
(i know the seller from the Albatros junior very well ; )

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After numerous adverts trawled and viewed and asked questions blah blah on the Marktplaats site regarding 4 different De Waard tents (as in models like lepelaar,gannet spoonbill etc etc) from about 9 different sellers we found a 2004 Albatros,one owner from new with all original bags,pegs,mallet and instructions 3 side screens,sun canopy,inner tent and tent tidy with a claimed 3 years use 2 weeks each year only,then young family arrived so they moved on to static vans.

Long story tried to cut short,got a reduction in price of 125 euros after haggling and had it delivered all for £649.

Had all the bits out at the weekend to check the truth,big gulp,clammy hands and all that with taking a gamble and all is good in the world.

Only minor dissapointment is a small hole in one of the side screens at the bottom just above the mud wall the size of a small tent peg,like it was damaged in transit by being thrown around(very heavy).

No mould or mildew,no discolouring of tent that i can tell,just needs a proper sweep out.

Two questions....

The sun canopy has a mud wall on the bottom,stupid question how is this fitted to the tent or does this not fit as i thought a sun canopy should?Instructions are of the tent only?

Secondly,the small hole how can i repair it or should i leave alone?

Shall try and put pics up of the poles and side screens etc but as for the tent it's a no go this time of year

Regards.

Sharky.