Holes don't line up

[phatdaddy]

If i was going to use marinetex, i would still put epoxy on the raw wood. I have used that 5 minute stuff from locktite (I think) that comes in a syringe that mixes as it comes out.

Another trick to filling the existing holes is take toothpicks, small bamboo skewers, or golf tees and saturate them with epoxy and put in screw holes. After they cure, cut and sand, then put a small dab of marinetex to finish.

When i say epoxy, polyester resin is fine, i just have better luck mixing small batches of epoxy. Whatever you have or more comfortable working with.

Or just fill and re-drill, i have a tendency to overthink the simplest projects

[steplift20]

Phatdaddy I tend to overthink the simplest solutions too especially when it comes to my boat, like I said I have a crack on the floor on my deck in the cabin area I'm going to put some fiber tape over it and cover it with epoxy I know it's probably not the right way to do it but it should fix it like the holes to plug up if it was in my home no problem but on my boat, lol that's a differant story I over think too

[garbubba]

Epoxy isn't all that complicated or hard. Glen L has a sample kit for $50 that works perfect for the kind of jobs that you (and I) are about to do. Epoxy Resin, gloves, mix & measure stuff, microspheres, silica, all you'd need is some glass strip and you're set.

I did this with my last two boats and am getting set to do another.

https://www.boatdesigns.com/Poxy-Shi...ctinfo/09-500/