Deck screws stripped.

[Kids4sail]

I have a Hunter 23 and was removing teak to refinish. Some of the holes in the deck are stripped. I remember somebody mentioning how to fix this by filling the holes and redrilling. Does this work? What can I use to fill the holes outside of west epoxy?

Thanks
Kris
H23
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[sailingdog]

System 3, MAS, Progressive Epoxy Polymers all make a decent epoxy that you could use. System 3 has some that come in a caulk-type tube that use a mixing nozzle and come pre-thickened.

You could also use MarineTex marine epoxy two-part putty.

[BigZ]

Not sure if you can tap into cured epoxy, either with wood screws or machine screws. Most info I've seen about epoxies and fasteners has to do with embedding a nut or stud in the epoxy then fastening to that.
You could overdrill the existing hole and glue a dowel in place. Saw flush and screw into the new wood.

[nickmerc]

You can tap into thickened epoxy, just make sure your pilot hole is not too small or you will not be able to do it.
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[mroman33711]

Maybe i'm mistaken, but couldn't you just use a screw that is just a little larger than the old screws? atleast that's what i do whenever i strip a screw