Tightening screw holes
 

I removed my rod racks from the sides of my boat. I've noticed that some of the screws were not being held very tight. What can be done to these holes to give the srews a better bite? Thanks Billy Mac ;D

Re: Tightening screw holes
 

I have had luck with using marine-tex to fill the holes then re-drill pilots one size smaller than the screw.

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Marine-Tex or 5200 same.

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Drill out the holes and insert dowels (hardwood only) with epoxy and remount them.

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Why not just go to a little bigger screw!

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The hole on several of the screws is real close to the edge. A larger screw I believe would just crack the fiberglass. Thanks Billy Mac ;D

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I am with Seacrets, drill and use my gulf t trick or dowle and redrill later.

If you missed the Golf T trick, what I do with screw holes is, clean hole with drill, mix resin, dip golf t in resin, put golf t on hole and hammer in till hole if filled. when dry cut off T and you have repair! ;)

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I think I will try the wood dowel trick. Billy Mac ;D

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Hi Mac,

I have my rod boxes out also. I just epoxied 1/4" x 3/4" oak strips to the plastic channel that the screws thread into. The golf tee fix is probably easier, but I already epoxied the oak strips to the boxes. My rod boxes have four larger screws at four mounting points that were stripped also. I just epoxied four 8-32 stainless steel nuts to the rod box mounting strips which solved the stripped screw problem. I have been taking pics of the rod box refurb job and I will post them when I complete. (hopefully next week) I also refinished the teak rod holders, cuddy door, bilge door, and rod box trim. I used Cetol Natural Teak and they came out beautiful.

Geek

Re: Tightening screw holes
 

bout the same as geekie
i 5200'd a strip of pressure treated lattice around the inside of the opening on the gunnells, that gave the scews some meat to bite into.