[brianct12]

Thru-bolt with washer and nut. *
Wellcraft used screws with "wood" threads to hold the baseframe to the boat. * Remove the plastic weatherstrip from the baseframe of the window (get a small, thin screwdriver and pry it out). * You will see all the flathead screws that hold the baseframe to the boat. *Remove the loose screw(s) and in its place put a machine screw and secure on opposite side with washer and nut. *You may have to drill down thru to open up clearance. * The only drawback to this is you will see the washer/nut from the inside of the cuddy - *whereas Wellcrafts fastening method did not show thru.