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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tim, West with cabosil is great and it does sand
OK. Cabosil results in a much harder fill, the 407 has little
strength. Most important is to grind out the old hole first so the West
will have new fresh fibreglass to adhere to. If you do not grind well, the
filling will not adhere properly and you have a ready path for moisture.
Bruce would fill not quite to the top so that there was a little indented dimple
after it hardened and then fill the dimple with gel coat patch and/or West with
some white pigment. Need to do this before the filling gets rock hard or
you will have the "unground" surface adhesion thing again. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A good idea for new blocks etc., where the deck is
cored is to overdrill the holes by about double and then fill as above (taping
the bottom to retain the fill). Then drill the filling for the bolt.
This gives a much stronger attachment and eliminates the compression problems
when tightening the bolts.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Chambers</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>