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With a bit of epoxy painted on the wood, the crack shows up clearly.

After trying to get epoxy sucked into the crack from the outside, it's time to try it again from the inside.

Apparently I was able to force at least a bit of epoxy from the outside of the sideboard through to the inside of the cockpit.

After sanding I applied a thin coat of epoxy and "tipped" it with a foam brush. A light sanding and a couple of coats of varnish and it'll be as good as new! The refelction in the foreground is right where the glass is tapered down to the original sideboard.

The morning after applying the glass, I trimmed the overhannging glass and started sanding the (still soft) epoxy. The heat lamps help set the epoxy while I showered, so I could finish on my way out the door to work.

Under each blob of filler there's a screw driven up into the sideboard.

An oblique angle shows the layer of glass clearly.

With the first coat of epoxy the split shows up a bit better.

In order to get some glue sucked into the split sideboard on my boat, I gently warmed the area with some heat lamps.