Bolt it. As to "just leave the moving problem to the next owner 20 years
from now", circumstances change- it could be YOU needing to truck the boat
in a couple years time. Regarding strength, you only need so much, assuming
you can bolt adequately- and you can, otherwise the answer would be obvious
and you wouldn`t be asking- you don`t need the potential inconvenience.
What happens if it gets damaged somehow? Would be a hell of a lot easier to
be able to unbolt it and fix it in the shop.
HTH
Bob Larder (who learned in years of maintenance work to make things as easy
as possible to repair).
Glenn Ashmore wrote:
I have finally got the traveler arch fitted perfectly to it's pads