On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:09:59 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

Do the winches come with a base plate? How do you attach the plate of
support for the winches? When the bolts, screws, or fasteners come through
the cabin top there is a ceiling liner under. Do the fasteners come right
through the liner? And then is there a back plate you attach to the inside
on the liner?

I believe that what you are calling a base plate is actually known as
a "backing plate" if I understand your question correctly. If so, the
answer is no. People usually fabricate their own backing plates from
something like 3/16 aluminum or stainless steel sheet. An alternative
to making a backing plate is to use large fender washers.

Your biggest problem is going to be the "ceiling liner", usually known
as a head liner. You will either have to remove and replace, or cut
and patch. The method will depend on how neat you want it to be, and
how much you are willing to spend to get it that way. The fasteners
and backing plate are normally buried under the head liner.

Next you need to determine if the deck is cored or solid at the
mounting location. If cored, you will need to over drill the holes,
fill with thickened epoxy, let cure, and redrill. This is to keep
moisture from getting into the core, and will also make the deck less
compressible.