My front cleat is slightly loose and I can't figure out a way to tighten it. There's no way to get under it. Does anybody else have this problem?

There is a small hole where my front nav light is and it's close to the cleat, but the hole is the size of a quater and is too small to get my hand (or just a wrench) in there to tighten the bolt on the backside.

Any idea's?

Find a friend with long skinny arms.

Might have to take apart some interior and possible cut in a access

Is there a speaker or something that can come out to access it?

No speakers there. But now I'm thinking about putting some in.

Isn't it just SS screws? Take it out and fill the hole with 3M 5200 and put it back in.

deepv, the cleats are "thru" bolted. Obviously these bolts were tightened before the top-half was place onto the hull.

Does everybody else have access to these bolts? Is this an oversight by Larson.

Can you remove any of the panels? You could try going from underneath the seat cushions.

Bank, I looked at that and the reach is way too far. I think I need that stretchy guy from Fantastic 4.

My bad. Now that I recall, mine are through bolted... And easy to get to.

How big is your bow light ? Can you remove it and reach under ?

Plan B - getting rid of the crappy little nylon cleat was the reason I opted for the Pop Up Bow light - added a little Bling and got access to the cleat Don't ask the price

Scott, I did remove the bow light and the whole was about the size of a quarter.

I remember your post on your light replacement. Pretty cool what you did. I suppose I could do that too and create a bigger whole. But I think I'll add speakers to the bow which should get me closer with bigger wholes to the cleat... I think.

It just surprises me that I can't tighten this thing without putting wholes nearby. Oops on Larson design.

No anchor locker up there to gain access. Other than that, remove interior panels and go in that way. New speaker holes might provide the best, fixing a problem and upgrading the tunes.

Here's a pic to show my dilemma. Underneath the front cushion is continued glass (built in cooler that's never used). As you can see... no access.

New speakers is likely the only way.

The side cushion probably comes off using automotive style clips that hold door panels on. But, it can take some prying and I am not big on that.

Let us know how the speaker install goes.

WW,

Food for thought about the front speakers - if you can remove a grill from the ones you have - or ones that you plan to use, see how they lay againts the bow's radius.

You would want to see that they lay flat. Up close to the cleat looks to have a pretty sharp radius and may lead to the grills being unable to seat properly. Too far back and you may not be able to get your hand up the the base of the cleat to tighten the nuts.

Good Luck