So, I've read all the great articles and threads on bedding deck hardware to avoid getting water into the core material. However, I cannot figure out how to mount this storm hood using those techniques.
The hood mounts on the cabin of my Ranger 22. It's got 4 bolt holes on the corners. I imagine myself drilling those holes into the cabin top, pushing the bolts in and being unable to get access to the entry areas on the deck to seal them because the hood will then be covering those holes.
My current thought is to put a fender washer on a bolt, and push it up from the inside of the cabin. Then secure the bolt with another fender washer and nut on the top using epoxy and 5200 a la Don Casey to waterproof the holes. From there I could just attach the hood to those bolts with 4 more washers/nuts. The added benefit would be that if I ever need to add hardware to the storm hood, I could easily remove it without having to rebed the bolts.
This solution seems right to me, but I'm unsure since it seems so unconventional. Please help me see the error of my ways before I actually do this, or let me know if you think it should work.

Thanks!
David in Seattle
The hood mounts on the cabin of my Ranger 22. It's got 4 bolt holes on the corners. I imagine myself drilling those holes into the cabin top, pushing the bolts in and being unable to get access to the entry areas on the deck to seal them because the hood will then be covering those holes.
My current thought is to put a fender washer on a bolt, and push it up from the inside of the cabin. Then secure the bolt with another fender washer and nut on the top using epoxy and 5200 a la Don Casey to waterproof the holes. From there I could just attach the hood to those bolts with 4 more washers/nuts. The added benefit would be that if I ever need to add hardware to the storm hood, I could easily remove it without having to rebed the bolts.
This solution seems right to me, but I'm unsure since it seems so unconventional. Please help me see the error of my ways before I actually do this, or let me know if you think it should work.

Thanks!
David in Seattle