Hi Paul,

When I rigged the deck of my Ches 17, I dropped a few drops of varnish into the hole. I figured it would seal the grain almost as well as epoxy would, but it still let me unscrew the screws to remove my rigging and refinish my boat this spring.

Shawn

> I am now putting the deck riggin on my ches. 17. When screwing in to the
> sheer clamps through the deck, to attach the webbing loops, do I have to
> fill the screw holes with epoxy or are they sealed by the screw?

> Paul