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Quoting from Finnegan:
:GFC - Be careful when ordering your slide track. You want it to be long enough so that you can cut it to exact length needed for the finished installation. The snap strap on the slide fitting has to be snapped in place at the back end cap when the top is up, and at the front end cap when the top is stowed."

Would you please expand on that a little? If I'm understanding your correctly, the back (aft) end of the slide track should be located at the correct position where the main rail would fasten to it and be at the extreme back end of the slide track? What difference does it make if it's at the back end or the middle somewhere?

Here's a photo of what the side and bow look like. I intended to mount the rail in the flat area at the top of the gunnel and have the top laying down along that same flat around the bow. In the photo it's where the nav light is mounted. I also planned on installing a snap or two at the bow to fasten a short 1" nylon strap to hold the whole top down in place when it's stowed and we're running on plane.

Your thoughts on this plan?

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x313/gofirstclass/Little%20Beach/DSCN0569_zpsc0f21d23.jpg