Re: t-top on a center console
I'll stir this pot a little. I have a very similar top-I don't love the design because it has a lot of flex., but it's what I'm stuck with.
When I got it, my front legs had gotten loose, as well.
Here's what we did-
As others have stated, there's basically no wiggle room in there. On my boat we cut access through the gas tank hatch, which is in the console anyway, so it's out of sight. I suppose you could remove the hatch to do this work as well, depending on your application.
Once we had access, we took thick pieces of scrap aluminum and epoxied them in under the feet of the front legs(between the deck and the stringer), tapped the aluminum through the pre-existing holes in the deck, re-fastened the top. It hasn't budged in three years.
If your top wiggles like mine does-hopefully it does not, you might need more bite than the re-filled holes are going to give you.
Some worry about electrolysis between stainless screws and aluminum plate, but healthy coatings of 5200 or 4200 should solve that issue.
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