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Old 01-13-2024, 05:42 AM
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Good morning from Greece. I have recently bought a 2004 Fountain 48 EC. I will commence refit and want to remove the radar arch from the boat. Does anyone know how the radar arch is bolted on the boat? Removal instructions? Thanks
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Old 01-16-2024, 10:55 PM
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It is thru bolted from the top side down. About 5-6 on either side. Have to go in thru the bilge, access holes and sink area. That’s the easy part, then you’ll have to carefully away/separate since they basically epoxied them together as well. We removed an arch and replaced with a full hard top. So it can be done! My wife and I did all the work 😎
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Thanks. This is exactly what I will do.
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If you are not concerned about preserving it/reselling it; I'd just lop it off on each side with a sawzall, and then remove both parts lower mount points without all that mass/weight to deal with.
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Thanks. Once 3d scanned, I will modify it to build a new TTOP. That's why I want to take it out for mold works
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