Windshield Wiper Replacement on Bagatelle my Nimble Artic 26

The old windshield wiper on Bagatelle was somewhat frayed.
I received the sea dog windshield wiper this week. The kit came with a handle, a rod to go through the bulkhead, and a windshield wiper. The whole assembly looked like it was just like the one that came with the boat originally. The difference being that the wiper is attached in a different manner so I couldn't just take the new wiper and stick it on the old assembly. I figured I would remove the old one, then replace it with the new wiper. When I started to remove the old wiper I encountered the first obstacle. The screw that holds the assmebly to gether has a very thin slot. Every flat blade screw drive I had was too thick. Also while I tried to turn the screw I found that it wouldn't budge.
After a few tries I decided to address the other side of the window. The wiper is mounted to the rotater rod with bolt though a split block of metal which clamps the wiper through the rod. I removed the old clamp, installed the new one and bloted the new arm on.
Now I have a new windshield wiper. Installation was not easy, but not really too hard. Happy sailing.

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