Skuza
Well-Known Member
What is the recommended way to repair screw holes that have had the screws ripped out?
Over the winter I wanted the bimini frame left up due to past minor damage from the shrinkwrap guys taking it down. Well low and behold this winter was extra snowy and the weight of the melting snow must have been too much for one of the mounts. It ripped the two screws right out of the radar arch on the aft bimini. Luckily it didn't bend the frame or chip the fiberglass beyond where the mount will cover. My thinking on repairs is either drill out the hole and then epoxy a wood dowel into the hole OR just epoxy the entire hole up. Then redrill the holes and screw the mount back in. I'm planning on doing this a month or so prior to launch just to give the epoxy or whatever I repair it with plenty of time to dry before drilling. I recall a certain toothpick method for ripped out snap screws and thats where my wood dowel idea comes from. Anyone for more ideas???
Over the winter I wanted the bimini frame left up due to past minor damage from the shrinkwrap guys taking it down. Well low and behold this winter was extra snowy and the weight of the melting snow must have been too much for one of the mounts. It ripped the two screws right out of the radar arch on the aft bimini. Luckily it didn't bend the frame or chip the fiberglass beyond where the mount will cover. My thinking on repairs is either drill out the hole and then epoxy a wood dowel into the hole OR just epoxy the entire hole up. Then redrill the holes and screw the mount back in. I'm planning on doing this a month or so prior to launch just to give the epoxy or whatever I repair it with plenty of time to dry before drilling. I recall a certain toothpick method for ripped out snap screws and thats where my wood dowel idea comes from. Anyone for more ideas???