My friend, Marc Googer(Carolina Custom Rigging), builds T tops and aluminum platforms for a living. He normally screws the top into the floor, but he allways ties the top into the console. I've seen some of his that attach only on the console(you have to have a strong console and a small top). He has on of the better reputataions around here for the quality of his tops. to my knowledge, he hast had a problem with teh tops breaking loose. Normally has three screws per leg, any attchment point to the console is thru bolted. Soem boats have an aluminum plate glassed in when they build them, those are drilled adn tapped for machine screws.
Check with clover industries, they used to build for manyfactures only, but now they sell to the public, I don't know the prices. Marc charges anywhere from $2000 and up depending on the options. Reel has seen some of his work.
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04-02-2011, 07:03 AM
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