As I promised another way to free ourselves of pesky hidden stantion nuts without hacking the bejeepers out of our liners. Introducing the T Nut often confused with the peanut or coconut but radically different in form and function. These are 18-8 stainless steel and available through most any industrial hardware outlet, in this case Mcmaster-Carr. I clipped the prongs by about 1/3 as they only provide a means to prevent turning and any excess might well split the epoxy. With 3/4 inch holes bored in the deck, as this is the flange diameter, the core material was carved out by 1/8 inch on a side using a modified roofing nail mounted in my Dremel. I lined the holes with knytex as the tabbing at the cabin liner has been compromised and the epoxy would leak into the cabin if not for a seal which the cloth provides. Don't bore the holes so deep as to cut through the inner deck skin. The nuts are 1/2 tall so anything more for depth is excess. So wet out the holes with epoxy and thicken the rest with 404 high density filler. Attach the nuts to the stantion base with screws slighly longer than the nut height in this case 5/8 inch. Wax the stantion bottom and the screws prior to assembly of the nuts. Use screws that provide a good means of extraction, here I am using socket head cap screws that use an allen wrench. If the epoxy grabs you'll be glad you didn't use phillips heads. Fill the holes with the thickened epoxy, not too thick or it won't settle in around the nut, and using the outboard screw holes as guides set it slowly in place. Soon as it's cured I'll post more pics of the end result.
