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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I will be undertaking the job of repairing the core
at the mast step area sometime early next spring (wish I had an indoor location
where I could do this over the winter). </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are
a few screws holding the mast step plate down, what do they screw into ? Are
there nuts inside the fiberglass-core-fiberglass sandwich or are they like
self-tapping screws ? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To those who have already done this repair, are the
screws difficult to remove (seized up ? ) ? Any special
recommendations for removing them ?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers to all.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guy.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cyrena #466</FONT></DIV>
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