Jon, I put a little square of masking tape over the underside of the hole before filling with epoxy. Someone suggested working the epoxy into the hole with a Q-tip (Bob?) to ensure good contact. Worked very well for me. Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jon Martin Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 8:11 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Deck hole repairs I repaired the centerboard problem on my M15, and have now had two great sails. Thanks for the advice from this group. Now how about repairing holes in the deck - I have epoxy and several fillers. Should I use some sort of backing underneath the holes, and fill with thickened epoxy? Will the thickened epoxy not sag without any backing? Thanks, Jon _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats