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Congratulations beach Whaler. You’ve bought a wonderful boat. The loose screws are common & easily fixed. Well, maybe not easy but very doable. It’s just that there are a lot of holes & after you fix one items mounting you’ll start fixing them all. I’ve repaired every fastener on my boat by now including all 100 or so rivets fastening the rub rail while replacing the rub rail. Also all railings & the mahogany console & seating. Everything is now as if it grew out of the hull. Rock solid. It is west epoxy, thickened with the west thickener you’ll use. Each screw hole should be allowed to air dry a day or too if wet, but first you will drill the holes out to 3/8” diameter. Sounds scary but be fearless, this works. After a day or so in the sun you will take small piece of coat hanger bent to 90 degrees & with a dremel under cut the 3/8” hole below the fiberglass. This will allow the epoxy to form a shoulder under the fiberglass & is a very important step. It prevents the epoxy from pulling out when the screw is replaced. The top if the hole you’ll countersink enough to widen the epoxy bond above the bored hole. Use some glue syringes to fill the holes with thickened epoxy & once cured sand the patched hole flush. Drill these holes about 3/4” deep into the foam. If you go too deep you can stuff paper towels into the holes for the epoxy to sit against as it cures. You want a deep bite for the new screws so don’t patch shallow. When cured you’ll drill pilot holes & refasten using 3m 5200 sealant under the hardware. I promise you this will work like you never expected. Good as new. Better even as the did not use any sealant originally. Good luck & ask any mire questions you need too