Loose screws in deck?

[Wes Blow]

I have a 2011 21 SE I bought last March with 27 hours. I now have about 350 hours on boat. I noticed all the screws holding the live well to the deck were loose. I tightened them but should something else be done as far as sealing them so water does not rot the deck?

 

[windknotnc]

Yes, remove the screws put some 5200 in the holes and put the screws back in.

 

[DaleH]

I'd remove them and would wet out the holes with epoxy and then fill it. Once kicked, re-drill and use a good marine sealant. This, of course, is the minimal you should do, as thru-bolting thru an epoxy-plugged hole would be best.

 

[TunaJoe]

Is Marine Tex considered an epoxy to fill over drilled holes and if so, how well does the screws "bite" into the epoxy?

 

[DaleH]

It is, but I wouldn't use it. As this is option #2, with a thru-bolted epoxy plug being the best option, you want a thinned epoxy to seep into the pores of the wood so that the fastener is totally surrounded by epoxy. It is the 'teeth' on wood screws that causes leaks, as those teeth keep cutting into the substrate at the item is placed under a tensile or jaring load.

Get < $20 sample kit from Raka epoxy , http://www.raka.com, and have at it ...

 

[Brent]

It is, but I wouldn't use it. As this is option #2, with a thru-bolted epoxy plug being the best option, you want a thinned epoxy to seep into the pores of the wood so that the fastener is totally surrounded by epoxy. It is the 'teeth' on wood screws that causes leaks, as those teeth keep cutting into the substrate at the item is placed under a tensile or jaring load.

Get < $20 sample kit from Raka epoxy , http://www.raka.epoxy.com, and have at it ...

I bought one and it's $27 with shipping
great deal none the less :!:

I used this site http://www.raka.com/

 

[Brent]

It is, but I wouldn't use it. As this is option #2, with a thru-bolted epoxy plug being the best option, you want a thinned epoxy to seep into the pores of the wood so that the fastener is totally surrounded by epoxy. It is the 'teeth' on wood screws that causes leaks, as those teeth keep cutting into the substrate at the item is placed under a tensile or jaring load.

Get < $20 sample kit from Raka epoxy , http://www.raka.epoxy.com, and have at it ...

I bought one and it's $27 with shipping
great deal none the less :!:

I used this site http://www.raka.com/

and here is the direct link to sample klit
http://store.raka.com/epoxysamplekit.aspx