Filling Holes in the boat

[jjjtronics]

You may need to add some wood or starboard under the deck for the screws to have a strong bite. Perhaps you are lucky and don`t need to.
5200, and properly installed screws to the f-glass would do anyways if carefully mounted.
jjj

[THEFERMANATOR]

OPTION #2. Deck plates definately are the only way to go. If you put it up there, you never know when you may want to take it down. Or to just tighten the hardware after it settles into place.

[Blue_Runner]

2 does seem the easiest, but I hear nightmares of the hatches leaking and well you know the rest.. I'll just 5200 theout of it and keep a eye on it..

When I bought my V21 the previous owner had replaced the deck plates. He didn't use any screws at all. He epoxied them in, which makes a great leak free seal. Now if they ever need to be replaced agian I'm probably screwed, but I don't have to worry about them rotting my deck.