> Hi Paul,

> When I rigged the deck of my Ches 17, I dropped a few drops of varnish
> into the hole. I figured it would seal the grain almost as well as epoxy
> would, but it still let me unscrew the screws to remove my rigging and
> refinish my boat this spring.

> Shawn

Epoxy doesn't stick to metal like it does to wood, so epoxy would work like the varnish only it should last a little longer. But varnish should be fine too.

Mike