2006 Supra swim platform

[Gadawg385]

Top screws of bracket are loose and no longer have thread. Tried to remove them and they feel like they have a bolt on the interior. Can anyone confirm? The bottom screws had no issues.

[Turbinesurgeon]

From what I’ve heard there is a nut on the back side and the only way to get to the nut is cutting an access area through the floor.

[Hamsterkraxx]

Yes the top ones have nuts on the inside. The bottom screws are self tapping screws that are supposed to tap in to an aluminum plate. I discovered that the center floatation compartment, under the center ballast bag, was water saturated so I assumed that it was the same with the aft ones. I took a hole saw and cut a 4" hole in the floor on each side (aft ballast bag compartment). Both sides where wet and on the port side the aluminum plate was loose on the floor/bottom. I put new bolts and nuts and installed a waterproof inspection hatch cover.