How would you fix this?

[K-034]

File the old holes down move it forward or back and re drill and tap them


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[2FORCEFULL]

File the old holes down move it forward or back and re drill and tap them


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what about nut zerts??

[2FORCEFULL]

another way might be to pop rivet it..I know I could fix it if I was there...bring it by my house and I'll fix it... I've done so much with so little for so long, I now can do anything with nothing....lol....the other way could be to run longer screws that grab the other side of the tube... or through bolt it with nuts on the other side... looks like it's an on going problem that need to be re engineered ...first figure out why it's coming loose... then the fix will be permanent ....is the attaching part aluminum? you could cut out the section and weld thicker metal that you could thread...
but I have a welding fab shop...and like I said... just bring it by and I'll fix it to where you never have the problem again...

[2FORCEFULL]

after looking at the pic again... kinda hard with the scroll lines,... but now, I'll say I have fixed these before with stainless pop rivets,...you might wanna make sure you are doing the straps tight enough...

[2FORCEFULL]

do you have a pic with it on the boat

[240Hallett]

Can you remove the frame from the glass? If so, go with Steve’s pop rivet idea and put a back up strip inside of the rail. This will give you fresh holes for the rivets and will spread out the load a little bit.

[El Toro]

Do they even make pop-rivets that big/fat ?

[ChumpChange]

Can you drill all the way through to the other side and use a bolt and nut?

[240Hallett]

Can you drill all the way through to the other side and use a bolt and nut?

I think the windshield glass goes into the bottom of that extrusion/ rail. Depending on how high the glass goes into the rail, if there’s enough room above the glass you could put a nut up in there with a backing plate.

[GRADS]

I have no idea what a pop rivet is but I'm open to all ideas. Using a longer screw to grab the other side of the channel won't work because the other side is the glass. Not sure if that piece comes off but I guess I need to look into that. What are your thoughts on welding either the holes closed and tapping them or just even welding the thing to the frame?