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I just bough a 1986 Boston Whaler 15" super sport. The previous owner is supplying a Bimini top. The boat has rails on the sides aft, none on the bow area.

I have been researching the mounting procedures and I'm a little confused on how I should mount the brackets for the top to the boat. Some seem to indicate you need to drill a hole in the gunnel then attach something with a 90 degree bend (like an allen wrench) into a drill, feed it into the hole and hog out some of the foam filler. Then fill the void with an epoxy of some sort and use this "plug" to screw into.

Some I have seen indicate you should place the brackets so you can screw into the areas that have the wood backing under the fiberglass. That sounds good to me but I can't find a drawing showing the woods location. I checked with BW and they said they don't have that drawing for my model.

Can some type of molly be used for this ???

Please share any experience or expertise you may have on this subject. Thanks........