I collect my
new boat from
Cape Town shortly and have a load of
gear that needs attaching to my
boat such as horseshoe buoy,
storage pouches,
winch handle holders, Para-Anchor attachment plates, etc.
The
boat has a balsa
core and I have been reading some of the horror stories about
water ingress and wondered how you guys attach this stuff to balsa cored boats?
On the through
hull bolted stuff I understand about drilling the hole, removing the balsa
core for 3mm (1/8") or so and epoxying to seal the core but what about minor bits and pieces where it’s easiest to just use a self tapping screw? I read this which was useful
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/hardware_attachments.htm
What can you recommend as the best fixing method?
Thanks