I found that there are no nuts or nut plates, just curious if anyone else had a similar situation.

> On Jul 25, 2021, at 11:47 AM, Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Those are machine screws. There should be nuts underneath or nut plates
> embedded in the rail under the gelcoat.
> 
> But it wouldn't surprise me if the machine screws were just threaded into
> wood or even threaded into epoxy. I've found more than a few questionable
> things which needed to be properly "re"engineered.
> Let us know what you find once you dig into this problem.
> 
> Todd T.
> 
>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021, 11:10 AM Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Thomas,
>> 
>> Would you prefer gelcoat damage?
>> 
>> Never mount a dockline holding cleat without a backing plate.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Rick Lange
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2021 at 11:02 AM THOMAS POLISE via Rhodes22-list <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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>>> Anyone else notice that the jib track is just put in without bolts.  I
>>> added cleat to track which was yanked out in high winds.
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