If you remove the wooden bungs and clean out the hole with a drill bit, use a strong flashlight to see the head better. Clean the hole with a handheld drill bit, so you don't gouge the screw head.
The bungs on my handrails were 3/8". The heads on mine are Phillips and the machine screws are small, like No 8, in brass or bronze and very long, 3 1/2 to 4" long. The outer handrails on my boat attach to the inner handrails. Nuts inside. They've lived in my basement for the last 15 years. I'll install the wood handrails but change the handrail fasteners to stainless and use Stainless Steel Tee Nuts. I'll place the tee nuts on the outside, screw from inside so I can tighten or retighten from the inside. I'll bung the outside for asthetics and waterproofing and leave the bungs off inside. https://www.ebay.com/itm/CHOOSE-QTY-10-32-x-9-32-Long-Barrel-Stainless-Steel-T-Nut-Tee-Nut-3-Prong/164290492244?hash=item264079f754:g:8kIAAOSw-5hfDgcB I think the best method is stainless steel handrails with welded studs but I don't think I can afford that. Chuck Scheaffer 1989 C&C 34R, Md > On 04/17/2021 4:19 PM John Irvin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Mine (27-III) werebRobertsons > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Apr 17, 2021, at 2:02 PM, General Gao via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Dwight, do you remember what kind of screw head it > was? I tried to look through the deep small hole, couldn’t see it > clearly...tried all kinds of screwdriver and could not get it to work. > > > > Bo > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 12:48 PM dwight veinot via CnC-List < > > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > > I have a 1974 35 MKii. There are 2 additional > > brass screws in each leg. Some will break because they probably have > > dealloyed. I did this exact job about 10 years ago. Still good > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 10:26 AM General Gao via CnC-List < > > > cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Thx everyone for chiming in! > > > > > > > > My apologies I had thought I added my boat model in my > > > > signature, mine is a 1974 C&C 35 Mk2. > > > > > > > > I would agree with you, it would be extremely unlikely > > > > that there was no wood screw used; besides, who would put through holes > > > > on the cabin if they did not intend to use screws to fasten the > > > > handrail from inside? I used flashlight, and I also used screw driver > > > > to poke inside the holes, I couldn't find anything. I will try again > > > > today. > > > > > > > > But if anyone had worked on the same model of boat, I'd > > > > appreciate some kind of confirmation. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Bo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 1974 C&C 35 MK2 > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to > > help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list > > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > Thanks - Stu > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help > > with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >
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