Bow Cleats on O'Day 272

[fhujber]

I own an O'Day 272LE and one of the bow cleats is loose. As far as I can tell, the bow cleats mount directly into the fiberglass and do not have a backing plate (or not that I've found yet). Can someone tell me how they are installed and suggest how I can repair the loose one?

 

[Pat]

I think I would call Rudy at D & R in Assonet, Massachusetts....note; I never spell Asonnet correctly...Pat

 

[Justin_NSA]

I think I would call Rudy at D & R in Assonet, Massachusetts....note; I never spell Asonnet correctly...Pat

Pat you had it right the first time
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[Mickstr]

No need for Rudy. Crawl forward and you'll find the nuts for the mounting bolts under the carpet headliner in the forward part of the V-Berth. Add a backing plate if you need, else just tighten up the nuts. You may need an associate up on the deck as well.

 

[GregL564]

What Mickstr said. If you don't have an associate, once you find the bolts, put a vise grip on them. Then you can go topside and tighten yourself from above. A t-handle driver is really helpful for getting the torque and downward pressure needed to tighten the bolts from above.