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Helm Electronics - Wedge for angling the display 30-45 degrees

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Re: Helm Electronics - Wedge for angling the display 30-45 degrees

Postby kgarguilo » February 18th, 2026, 10:40 pm

Final post on this topic - after procrastinating with the gelcoat part of this project, I finally finished it. Good grief, this one was hard and I lost interest along the way. About 2 weeks ago, we decided to move back to Lake Lanier GA and in order to save face with my fellow boaters, I needed to finish it up prior to returning to the lake. Here is the result, it looks pretty darn good, [img]
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Re: Helm Electronics - Wedge for angling the display 30-45 degrees

Postby bud37 » February 19th, 2026, 9:40 am

Nice job, so will you be going into business now... :-D

Honestly it Looks good, it was worth the time considering and researching. Good luck with your move.
FWIW.....The above is just my opinion.
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Re: Helm Electronics - Wedge for angling the display 30-45 degrees

Postby kgarguilo » February 19th, 2026, 9:52 am

bud37 wrote:Source of the post Nice job, so will you be going into business now... :-D


Not even a little thought, i have been loving retirement (draining my savings accounts) now for just over 3 years
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Re: Helm Electronics - Wedge for angling the display 30-45 degrees

Postby Viper » February 19th, 2026, 10:04 am

I like it I like it. Did you build with wood then glass it or just gel over wood?
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Re: Helm Electronics - Wedge for angling the display 30-45 degrees

Postby kgarguilo » February 19th, 2026, 10:11 am

Plywood, cut and nailed and glued, covered with sheets of fiberglass and resin, a lot of sanding, gelcoat by hand at first but decided I needed to spray the final coats which is comprised of the last 2 coats, and about 6 coats by hand. I learned alot by doing this project.
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