Thanks Bill,
That’s what I’ve done, although the drawings in the manual make the straps appear to be not just looped around but looped and closed around both bows. This cannot be done without adding an extra buckle to each strap, so I thought it best to ask for help before proceeding.
I bought this unbuilt kit in 2004, did all the work on the gli…[Read more]

On mine, the rear bow slides into a sleeve sewn into the top. There is an opening in that sleeve near each end where you take that strap and loop it over the rear bow. Then just loop it over the front bar and adjust with the buckle to where the top looks right.

We ran a new 8ga cable and everything works just fine. With everything turned on there is no smoke escaping. So on to fixing the hole in the side panel.

A trip to the local craft store supplied a Styrofoam ball.

Enlarged the hole to allow clearance for further adjustment if ever needed.

Cut a section off the ball and shaped it to resemble…[Read more]

Sorry to hear of your breakdown. I hope it goes easier than it sounds. ☹️

Congratulations on your trophy, though! 👍