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Old 01-05-2015, 01:05 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
I like this a lot. I drew one years ago that opened the same but had a teardrop profile, and a bow and canvas top modeled on a Model T touring car.

In this case, how about a top piece that's on a 4-bar arrangement so it moves up and back while it stays level?
I know what you are saying, we had a pontoon boat from Chinook that had that kind of fold down hardtop. Ours didn't but the newer models also had big springs that assisted in the lifting, sort of like this. That is a good idea too.
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