> The Gougeon brothers suggest drilling screw holes over-size and inserting
> the screw into the hole filled with epoxy. Because epoxy softens at around
> 200°F, they suggest that you can remove screws by warming them with a
> soldering iron before unscrewing. Or, you can put bees wax on the threads
> to prevent bonding. Most likely, epoxy will not bond well to stainless
> steel screws right out of the box. I have used all three approaches on big
> boats without any problems.

I must agree with the soldering iron comment. They work like magic for removing stich-n-glue wires, and I'd assume the same for screws. After the metal warms up, you can watch the epoxy touching it go white and, presto, out comes the wire. We had some keel wires which were completely submerged in epoxy, and the soldering iron dug right down to them.

We're planning on going with the flush rigging option that Eric offers at Shearwater.

Later,

Tim in L.A.