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Yes I will do the same but keep the #12 size because I was at Bosuns and I see now you need to buy 100 each and that's 5 times what I need. Maybe we should start a fastener co-op for other the Whaler Central guys. On the epoxy idea, I remember the old man using git rot on the stem of our 36' Pacemaker when I was a kid and he was an artist with that stuff. I am going to use epoxy to set 3/8 threaded rods into the bottom of the wooden windshield, and run those through the top of the console where I will tighten it down underneath with washers and nuts. It should be a good strong system, and it will fill the nasty holes left from when the previous owner removed the windshield, the cretin. At least he saved the windshield for me because I will have it looking good again.