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Harley,

You might also look at the wood locating diagram for these 13' models.

From what I see, there is NO wood when screwing this in as shown.
The wood is on the bottom and the screws should go down and into the wood.

arthureld,
Every base of the railing you show above has a fitting like it should have.
http://www.specialtymarine.com/Boston...-p103.html