Robbin- coat the screws with a couple of coats of wax (needs carnuba), then either mix up some epoxy with a filler or get some epoxy putty, stuff it in the hole, then push the screws in the hole. You need to work out a way to hold the seat planks down in place while the epoxy goes off because you can remove the screws later but you can't tighten them.
Ssomeone else mentioned gl;uing in dowels; that will work too but is more work. Have fun. Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robbin Roddewig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: M_Boats: Stripped wood screw holes > All, > I have to confess at the outset that this is actually a question about my > Cape Dory 10 but in my own defense it could apply to my M-15 and I expect a > better answer here than on the CD forum (just my opinion). > So the problem is that my 1964 CD 10 has some wood screws that hold the seat > boards down and some of these have stripped causing problems. The teak that > the screws go into is glassed into the hull and I really do not want to bust > it out and try and replace it. Does anyone have ideas to "retapping" the > existing holes (maybe with epoxy??) without going to larger diameter screws, > which would not match the others and thereby somewhat spoil a very nice > looking original interior. My fear about the epoxy is that the screws would > not come out when I need to get to the flotation foam or hull under the > seats. Suggestions will be most appreciated! > > Thanks in advance, > Robbin > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
