bolt access

[douggreif]

2019 Cobalt R5. The allen head bolt that attaches the bimini to the boat broke off in the bracket. I removed the bracket to extract the broken bolt, (I would do this differently next time LOL). When I removed the bracket, the nuts fell into the hull somewhere. How can I access the area to replace the nuts? I'm assuming some interior removal. Any suggestions would be great
Thanks

[douggreif]

Starboard side by the way

[billk2632]

The front or rear attach point?

Front: Remove the panel around where the throttle is mounted. Never done it myself, but that is where I would start.
Rear: My R5 has a speaker behind the STB cooler/seat. Should be able to access by removing the speaker.

[douggreif]

Thank you for the reply

[douggreif]

It’s the front mount. I don’t see any fasteners that hold the interior panels on . I would prefer to not break anything pulling on them. I agree that the panel near the throttle is what I need to take off. Just need to know how it’s attached?

[billk2632]

I once removed the lower panel that is below the throttle on my boat, it was held in place with screws, but I never went any farther. Funny I was looking for the black box to my Fosgate stereo -- it ended up being in the head!

All kinds of cables and wires run along the STB side so there has to be a way to get access.