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The mahogany console cleats shown by Blackduck are true duplicates of the originals, but which many people have experienced holding problems. Whaler varnished them, but the problem is mahogany does not hold up well in a wet environment for such a structural application. I would have Blackduck make you a set in TEAK, and then any future problems will be eliminated.

My 1979 Montauk uses the same console and mounting cleats, and I observed the factory installation of the console to the cleats to be substandard workmanship. Because of the low location, the installer evidently had a hard time getting his power driver down low enough to drive the screws in straight. Most of mine were driven in at a downward angle, some even hitting the boat floor.