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Yes Mr. Finnegan you have a perfect example to refer too. You are correct on all points. The console is original to the boat and it has a teak panel across the original holes that were in the console for gauges.
This is where the gauges are currently mounted. Yes the mounting flange on the console was removed and the teak strips installed to cover the cut edge. The console originally had the plywood doors just like those on your boat. I liked the louvered doors and the later six spoke steering wheel. This boat couldn't be any further from original but to me that makes it fun. Before all this work was done it would not have been cost effective to bring it from the shape it was in to factory original. I totally respect keeping things original, I have owned some classic cars and Corvettes so I understand in most cases it is important to keep a classic all original. Your boat is an incredible example of a classic.