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John F.
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Helm before and after

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Thanks for all the advice as I went along. This turned out to be a sh@tload of work.

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The dash kit eliminates the windscreen and changes the profile a bit.

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1968 B20 Moppie - Hull # 201-937
1969 B31 FBC - Hull # 315-881 (sold)
1977 B31 FBC - Hull # BERG1652M77J
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EZ for me to say...

Worth every minute of work you put in!


Really looks great, nice improvement you"ll enjoy every time you go up there.
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Sawweeeeet! ! !

Its obvious that it took a lot of time John......the results looks great.

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John, that looks great, I appreciate how much work that goes into making a helm look understated yet functional.. Every time you slip her into gear and look down at those gauges will be worth all the effort.. Ask me how I know..BH
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Nice job John, today I cut into my dash to mount the "vessel view" digital gages..Image
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Thanks for the nice words. Jimmy--I like the way you did yours. The problem with mine, as you probably know from having it on Fighting Angel, is that the screen reads really well when you're sitting in front of it, and not so well when its to your side like that.
1968 B20 Moppie - Hull # 201-937
1969 B31 FBC - Hull # 315-881 (sold)
1977 B31 FBC - Hull # BERG1652M77J
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Looks great John. Have you run it yet? I'm curious to know how it does deflecting the wind.
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John, you've outdone yourself my friend!
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John the compass sitting on the vertical saves quite a bit of precious dashboard space ,i like that idea as well as the the nice finishing work.
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Damn dude. Wow.
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Very nice, really came out well. Nice layout and finish. Yes, there is a lot of work in a project like that!
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John

Nice work. I don't think I could do that. Did you paint her at all?
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Nice work !!!!
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Thanks again. I've run her just a bit. It does cut down on the wind at the helm. I painted her from the brim of the flybridge up. I used interlux perfection. It came out ok. Sometime later this summer I'm going to try wetsanding and buffing the paint. I just want to use her for a while before I start the next project
1968 B20 Moppie - Hull # 201-937
1969 B31 FBC - Hull # 315-881 (sold)
1977 B31 FBC - Hull # BERG1652M77J
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