Yep, I stripped all the paint off and started again. It actually looks better now than it did before, perhaps the wind was a blessing. It's all beginning to come together nicely. Since this 1650 has a manual lift (not sure why, just the way I got it), I decided a spring assist wouldn't be a bad idea, so, I bought one today. Have to figure out how to put it on. I'm thinking all the holes are there so it should be pretty straight forward. I need to get some pics posted soon but I always get busy and involved and forget to take them.
