Mike,
Please follow the advice of the list (and Stan's) and DO NOT through bolt  
the mast step. 
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/20/2013 9:06:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
mdh007 at wowway.com writes:

We are  re-attaching the mast step fitting. The holes were left uncovered 
for years.  We are going to through bolt. Yes, we know Stan's theory. We used 
a simple  process described in West System Boat Maintenance. Cured epoxy 
can be hard on  drill bits so Steve came up with the idea to slobber match 
sticks with some  paste wax use clear tape over the filled holed and stick the 
match sticks into  the epoxy to create a pilot small starter pilot. Tape 
hold the matchsticks  vertical. And it worked like a charm. And the epoxy 
wicked quite a bit to  repair any core damage in the area. By taping the hole 
opening in the cabin we  prevented in leakage. Given the strength of epoxy we 
could just as well have  re-drilled and screwed into the epoxy. 

Mike Hellyar
Steve Congdon,  Rhodesmaster I
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