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[unsolicited]

thanks all, as my transom has no wood backing(OMC Stringer) I think I will make a glass tape patch over all of the holes on the inside, then use the Marine Tex from the outside.

[renedfuller84]

Re: Filling screw holes with Marine Tex.

[xscreenprotectorx]

I use a syringe to fill the holes from the back side myself. It makes sure there is no air trapped inside the hole. I don't use MarineTex either, just epoxy stiffened up with West System's High Density filler.<br /><br />Thom

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Re: Filling screw holes with Marine Tex.

[skull88]

I thought marinetex is a high density 2 part epoxy paste. I think thats what the instructions that come with it say. I think crab bait has the most sound advise so far. here

[Vladimir]

Boom,<br /><br />I would (and did) chamfer. I filled three large live well holes on my boat. I chamfered, sanded and cleaned the surfaces. I then slapped a piece of biaxial tape on the inside over the holes. When the tape started to gel, I filled the holes from the outside with high density thickened epoxy. On the ones that were deep through the transom I used a pastry bag setup to make sure the hole was filled all the way to the back with no air spaces. Then just use a putty knife to fair the holes and remove the excess and slap another piece of glass tape over that using a foam roller to smooth it out. If you want to make it look really nice you'll have to go over the tape again with more neat epoxy to fill in the weave and then fill fair and feather the edges of the tape before painting. Below waterline repairs are considered high risk, and I wouldn't just slap some marine tex in there and go. I would want to use epoxy, filler and tape.

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[hjordanfishere]

They say the Marine Tex is amazing stuff for EXACTLY the type of repair you're doing. It will take a wood screw and hold tight. No anchor needed. more

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[osjak]

I found a loose railing mount today on my 1989 Montauk. It is the first mount screwed to the decking on the starboard side. I can tell that the previous owner used an after market, different sized mount than all the others. It looks like they kept screwing in bigger screws to compensate for the stripping over the years. The screws are longer and wider. It looks like it has sustained multiple retrofits and now the holes in the decking are large/wide and deep. I cleaned out the holes in the deck and it goes deep into the foam which is absolutely saturated. I kept inserting cotton rags and after the 20th time the rags were just as wet as the first one- the water just keeps coming.
So I'm a bit perplexed now. How do I replace the mount into wet foam? I kept blowing hot air into the holes for an hour and it did nothing- It's like a sponge in there.
The boat seems to sit high enough. Can these hulls be absolutely saturated through?
Advice on how to install the rail mount would be greatly appreciated. I have the holes breathing for a few days and will hit it every night with a dryer.
Thanks

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[silverman]

I'd heard elsewhere that West systems Six 10 epoxy is a good product for filling the existing holes prior to re drilling, and I have some on order from Jamestown. here

[Enky1974]

However the bolt pattern between the two types of Gem hinges is not exactly the same, and it looks like I'll need to do a fill and drill on a few screw holes in the deck to accommodate the new hinges.

[plex]

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[Mackendra99]

I'm in the process of replacing a couple of regular hinges with friction hinges. My 239 has a smattering of both types, and I've fallen in love with frictions, so to speak. [links]

[susisusan]

Any words of wisdom or suggestions regarding this little project?
I did have to order some longer SS machine screws as the new ones are thicker plate material. [links]

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