Fittings....what are these for?

[mohead1]

I have two of these inside the boat, on the interior sidewall, one near the controls or capt. seat and one directly opposite. I happended to see them while on a parts search....
My bimini attaches to a small hook towards the front of the windshield on the outside of the hull, so how would these things work. Parts catalog says they are bimini attachement points....i know.....dumb....but i have been wondering since i bought the boat what in the heck they were. Mounted longwise, with the threaded part horizontal pointing towards the interior...of course the ones I have dont have any screws in em....

 

[Fl_Richard]

Re: Fittings....what are these for?

Possibly for the Bimini before yours? Hardware is orphaned all the time. Easier to let it stay in place then to repair the gel coat below....

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Fittings....what are these for?

maybe the prev owner had side curtains, too, coming down from the bimini or some other dodger. could be anythnig.

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: Fittings....what are these for?

They are for side mounting instead of the more common top mounting on the gunnels.

 

[V153]

Re: Fittings....what are these for?

Those are what we call 'side mounts' for a bimini or bimini stiff bar. The screw goes through the 'eye end' on your bimini frame/stiff bar. Sounds to me like yer boat at one time had a bimini that stacked fwd on stiff bars?