[Sea Note]

I am with you - I have the unfortunate tendency to assume the worst, start at the most complicated end of the spectrum, and start buying large systems to replace what turns out to be an issue with a simple component (we just moved and I tossed a lot of money's worth of boat parts that hit the shelf in my garage over the years due to this tendency) but am slowly learning to start with the component parts before assuming the entire system is bad. Congratulations on fixing your awning!