Shutter Track
I used "pocket door track" and ball bearing pocked door rollers for the shutter door to roll on. The aluminum door track had to be cut at 1 1/2-inch intervals in order to bend along the contour of the dome. I used a scroll saw with a metal cutting blade to do this. I cut arches from 1/4-inch plywood that would extend 1 inch above the dome surface and attached them to the dome shutter opening. These would act as a splashguard. I fiberglassed the splashgaurd and the dome section that the tracks would be attached to. I then attached the door tracks to the dome. The door tracks extend all the way across the length of the dome. I used stainless steel screws to attach the track.
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