T&T: Backing material

[Faure, Marin]

>I would like to provide a backing plate between the deck and the
washers/nuts to strengthen the installation. What is the best material
for such a plate?

When installing additional deck cleats on our boat we had a machine shop
make us big (unpolished) stainless steel backing plates.  We put 3M 5200
on them before installing them under the fiberglass deck and snugging
them up with the nuts on the bolts holding down the cleats.

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C. Marin Faure
GB36-403 "La Perouse"
Bellingham, Washington