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[VAC] Re: '64 Overlander Windows



Ted:

   My 1964 A/S 19' Globetrotter does not have, and never
had, any locking mechanisms at the inside bottoms of the
side windows to lock them shut during travel.  A prior owner
screwed small metal tabs on the outside of the body, just
below the forward bottom corner of each side window frame. 
For travel, these tabs are pivoted upward on the screw to
catch the window frame and are screwed tight to keep the
window frame fast against the body.  On arrival, one turn of
the screwdriver loosens them so they pivot down and away
from the window frame so the window can be opened from
inside with the mechanism.    
  
   Sounds like you mechanisms need to be replaced in any
event. But once replaced, adding these exterior metal tabs
in the absence of interior locking latches will keep the
windows tightly shut during travel. 

Fred in Denver
1951 18' Clipper
1964 19' Globetrotter