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11-11-2012, 10:24 PM
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NICE work on that windshield brace Terry! I'm sure Moesly would have done it the same way if he had used wood for the frame! Does that piano hinge provide enough clearance between screw head and center section when windshield is open or will you have to recess the screw a bit? Would hate to see it ding up the finish after it's done!
Are you planning to paint or varnish the windshield? I saw an article on Jamestown Distributors/Epifanes web site recently that convinced me that epoxy + varnish is best way to finish bright work. It said that many varnish failures are due to water getting under the varnish, which would eventually lift the varnish. (I suppose the same thing could happen if you were to paint it!) It recommended using 3 coats of West Systems epoxy to completely seal the wood, followed up by 3 coats of varnish to provide UV protection for the epoxy. I think Dave/Blue Heron used the epoxy/varnish finish on the cherry wood windshield on his Seafari, and it looks gorgeous! Denny
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'72 SeaFari/150E-Tec/Hermco Bracket, owned since 1975. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...Part2019-1.jpg 
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