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Countersink what screw holes? The screws you use will be determined by the  
hardware you choose. It would be nice if the chocks had a countersunk hole 
in  them to hide the screw head, but you can't hide the head in the fibe
rglass since  the chock is sitting on top of it. Drill a small pilot hole 
through the gel coat  and glass. Then drill a larger hole at slow speed so you 
won't heat up the gel  coat and cause it to crack. I've known some people that 
like to put masking tape  where they are going to drill. It never helped me. 
Fill the holes with a  good bedding compound and install the chock and 
screws. Ta Dah! It's not rocket  science, just good craftsmanship.

Rummy

In a message dated 4/8/2013 1:12:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mcneelyd at site-solutions.com writes:

Countersinking the screw holes is a great idea. Suggestion to  prevent 
cracks
- start by running the drill bit backwards until you're  through the gel
coat, then use a larger drill or countersink in reverse to  finish the 
hole. 

Dennis 

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berthed in Gibraltar, Michigan

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Graham Stewart
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Rummy is probably right. There is no wood core in the edge that  can rot
anyway and the fibreglass is quite thick there. So that would not  be a
concern. If you decide to do that I would countersink slightly the  screw
holes in the gel coat and bed the chock carefully as you will  otherwise
probably get spider cracks in the gel coat around the screws over  time.

Graham Stewart

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