"Thomas Wentworth" wrote in message
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In my former life as a sailboat Captain [ that mean's I paid the bill for
the loan ] I never had to replace, rebed, or reattache, or put on new
.......... hardware. Things such as cleats, winches, etc.

Could someone tell me the correct way to go about doing this with a
fiberglass boat.

Say, a cleat. I understand that there must be a screw, or whatever that
goes into the deck to hold the cleat in place.

Better use S/S bolts w/large washers.


,,,,, what about sealing the
deck.

Seal with 3M 5200 or Sikaflex


And, on the inside of the deck [ below ] is there a backing plate
that the fastener of the cleat goes down through?

Yes, a wood backing plate works well.