Billy I think your boat has a wood core on the stern. I suspect its balsa, but may be plywood. We use end grain balsa on the entire stern on the M_17. Use a nice size piece of plywood, with caulking, large area stainless washers and aircraft lock nuts. Garhauer is the best; its what we use. Fair winds Bob Eeg BILLAMICASR@aol.com wrote:
Just ordered the Garhauer mount for my M-17. I'll guess the stern on Tipperary is solid fiberglass. When I drill for the mount... Should I oversize the holes, epoxy and redrill to proper size or just drill the 'glass for the correct bolts? And, should I use a sealant? Thanks as usual for all answers. Bill _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats