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Lew Hodgett

wrote:

Whatever fills the gap. Foil probably conforms better than some things

On board my sailboat I carry a two parts epoxy putty stick. When I
am in
trouble I fill the screw hole with that epoxy putty.
Then I wait 15 minutes. Make sure it has harden and drill the
proper size
of pilot hole.
I have use that epoxy putty (gray) to fill holes in my wooden
dinghy and it
works well.

Similar to the above, the following is a sure fire way to repair
stripped screw holes.

1) Drill out stripped hole with a 1/4"-5/16" drill.
2) Fill with an epoxy putty which is nothing more than epoxy thickened
with micro-balloons.
3) When cured, drill pilot hole which is about 75% of thread OD.

SFWIW, IMHO, wood screws are worthless except when you are building a
wooden boat.

Coarse thread, self tapping sheet metal screws provide much greater
holding power, especially in thickened epoxy as described above.

Yes, you can remove the screws, if required.

Have fun.

Lew