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    Screw hole repair

    The screws are pulled through the gelcoat in my compartment lid behind drivers seat. The only thing pretty much holding it on is the latch. I bought the boat in March with this being like this. What is the best fix for this. The boat is a 21xd.

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    Mix some epoxy, find an appropriate sized wood dowel and plug the hole. Let it setup, drill and re-afix the screws and hinge... Dan

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan21XRS View Post
    Mix some epoxy, find an appropriate sized wood dowel and plug the hole. Let it setup, drill and re-afix the screws and hinge... Dan
    Marine tex work?

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    Might work best if you kin take the compartment off and do the repair and let it set up upsidedown.
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    Machine screws, washers and nylock nuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AubieBullet View Post
    Marine tex work?
    You can actually use Marine Tex with and set it in place with the screw to form a threaded hole. All you have to do is coat the screw in WD40. They have instructions for doing this. I did this for one of the screw holes for the hinge for my center seat and it worked really well.

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    JB weld works real well also.
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    Thanks everybody. I used Marine Tex and let it set up. Marked exactly where hinge holes would be on epoxy and drilled holes and just put new screws in.