My ladder hinge bracket, ’97 vintage beige ABS, pulled out. Getting a new milled ABS piece is not an immediate option as my boat is out of the water for a couple days for a new gps and outboard, then back in. A 2” 1/4x20 machine screw held it in from the factory, and I’m wondering if the best option is to go up one size machine screw to 5/16” tapped in. I believe there’s enough meat to securely hold it, plus a fender washer behind it. Any loctite like #242 blue recommended? Not finding much information on this online.

Jay Friedland
’97 S/V Wanderlust