: I want to have a couple of padeyes at the bow and stern onf my Cirrus for a
: deck line. As there is no way I'd be able to reach these areas after the
: deck goes on I'd like to imbed a couple stainless washers and nylock nuts
: before.

: I've already predrilled the holes (oversize), filled with epoxy, drilled to
: size and attached the hardware. I'm thinking now that I'll goop up the
: hardware with an epoxy, cabosil and wood flour mix. I'll then lay a patch
: of glass over that.

I've used a vice-grip fastened to a stick to successfully put nuts on bolts in both the far stern and bow areas several times. I use this for anything with a strong vertical pull.
Altho I like the idea of T-nuts with careful tightening.

I have also used stainless screws for padeyes or flat webbing loops (which I prefer) screwed into the end pour. The tension on a padeye/loop for safety lines, bungees, etc. is usually horizontal and perpendicular to the long axis of the screw rather than vertical and pulling directly up on the screw head. If this is the case, you don't need a really strong bolt set up.

Randy