[Anfanuts]

Sorry for the hijack here Biba. All you wanted to know about was floating bows.

Yea, I've known for awhile that my rail had a slight dogleg. I just assumed that's how it "was". Sorta born that way. Now I know why it sags a bit. My top opens easily with one hand sitting. There is a fine rust powder in the joints (visible in the photos) from some 38 years of sitting around in damp garages. I now use silicone lube in the joints so as not to get a dirty hard grease sludge.

I don't use the top all that much. I'm not keen on drilling and sleeving. Those rails appear to be pot metal or perhaps aluminum (that white corrosion product is a giveaway) and are probably not overly strong to begin with and drilling and reducing the cross section does not seem right. Seems like a good application for a thin brass/bronze sleeve or shim material. That should last a lot longer than the nylon sleeves and give some inherent lubrication. Maybe the specialty parts bins at Ace will come to the rescue. Will keep you posted. Bruce

If anyone knows where to get the nylon sleeves, I'd sure do that in a heartbeat rather than jury-rigging or drilling.