5/16" WASHER
5/16 X 2-1/4"
HEX BOLT
2" WOOD
SCREW
T-NUT
DRILL 3/8" HOLE
AT THIS LOCATION
(FROM OTHER SIDE)
2 X 4 X 31"
LOWER LEVEL
FRONT CENTER
POST
STEP 24: LOWER LEVEL FRONT CENTER POST
1: FIND THE 2 X 4 X 31" LOWER LEVEL FRONT CENTER POST, AND POSITION IT SO THAT IT RESTS ON THE DECK AT THE
FRONT OF THE FORT, CENTERED ON THE OPEN HOLE OF THE 2 X 6 ROPE LADDER RUNNER.
2: USING THE HOLE IN THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT AS A TEMPLATE, DRILL A 3/8" HOLE THROUGH THE LOWER LEVEL
FRONT CENTER POST.
3: INSTALL A T-NUT INTO THE HOLE YOU JUST DRILLED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FORT.
4: USE A 5/16 X 2-1/4" HEX BOLT WITH A 5/16" WASHER FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT TO
FASTEN THE LOWER LEVEL FRONT CENTER POST TO THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT.
5: MAKE SURE THE LOWER LEVEL FRONT CENTER POST IS SQUARE TO THE DECK.
6: FROM UNDERNEATH THE FORT; USE TWO 2" WOOD SCREWS TO FASTEN THE LOWER LEVEL FRONT CENTER POST TO
THE DECK.
VIEW FROM INSIDE
FORT
FRONT OF FORT
LADDER REMOVED FROM
VIEW FOR CLARITY
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