Randy, 1) I would try drilling a small hole in the bung then put a wood screw in it. As you tighten the screw you may find that it will either force the bung out or loosen it so that you can grab the screw with pliers and pull the bung out with the screw. Of course, the bung may just splinter apart leaving you to carefully scrape out the remains with a sharp implement. This method has worked for me. I definitely wouldn't drill an oversize hole. 2) You can get gel coat repair kits. (West Marine sells them) The "buff white" color seemed to match the gel coat color on our M17 very well. The smaller the nick, the better the repair will look. I had some difficulty getting a good smooth repair on some bigger gouges. From several feet away they looked ok, though. 3) I don't think you're supposed to paint galvanized. Get the "black iron" fenders. There's my opinion. Others with greater knowledge may think otherwise, in which case I will gladly accept correction. Mark Dvorscak M23 #74 Faith -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+edarts93=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+edarts93=earthlink.net@mailman.xmission .com] On Behalf Of RandyG Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:41 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: 3 Question Friends, Thanks for all your help! Have 3 questions. 1- How is the best way to remove teak bungs/plugs? Is it best to drill a hole smaller than the bung and then chip out the rest? Or, is it best when removing the bung to drill a size bigger than the bung and use a larger size when replacing? Or? I've tried the smaller hole route and am thinking there must be a better way. 2- Does anyone have a suggestion of how best to repair small-medium gelcoat nicks and gouges? Is there like a body putty for fiberglass? How do you color match and touch up the paint? Can you buy touch-up Gelcoat? 3- In shopping for replacement fenders for the rusted trailrite, I see that I can buy either Black Iron or Galvanized. The trailer is painted and I would want the fenders to be painted also. Galvanized seems like a better choice to resist corrosion, but is galvanized meant to be painted? Or, if you are primer/painting is it just as well to go with Black Iron? Thanks So Much for all your help! Sincerely, Randy Graves M15 #407 M17 #410