I want to put in some hiking straps. This means I have to screw a couple of (I
don't know what they're called) fittings onto the deck of my boat. Here's the
question: if I want to have a bolt and a nut, how do I get behind the deck
surface to hold the nut while I turn the bolt? Should I just use self-tapping
screws and put some sealant on them? Does that make a strong attachment?

I mean, what if one of the shroud u-bolts broke? Would they have to separate
the deck from the hull to install new ones?


The Veridican