T&T: Refastening Stainless Railings to Wood Cap

[Scott H.E. Welch]

Randy Sysol <rsysol at yahoo.com> writes:
>My Californian LRC has stainless bow railings screwed into a wood
>caprail.  These have pulled out over time and need to be refastened.  
>
>What
>would be the best approach to this?  I've thought of refilling the current
>openings with a wood filler and then rescrewing and sealing the area.  Any
>better thoughts?

Two simple solutions:

1) Drill 3 new holes, and use those (leave the old screws in).
2) Install 3/4" teak pads, glued and screwed. Then fasten the rails to those.

Scott Welch
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