Re-secure Snaps?

[JustABitAskew]

Hey folks! I've had a couple of the snaps used to secure my boat's cover pull out of the fiberglass. What's the best way to repair these? Maybe... Fill the hole with epoxy and re-drill or...?

 

[Scott Danforth]

They make oversized screw snaps, that would be my fist choice

 

[Lowlysubaruguy]

Fill the hole with a high grade marine epoxy and then redrill it. And install a new snap.
First Clean the hole up first with a slightly larger drill bit then chamfer the top with a 3/8” bit ran in reverse just enough to give the epoxy a little extra area to Adhere to And to clean up som of that cracking around the hole.

 

[JustABitAskew]

They make oversized screw snaps, that would be my fist choice

Oooh! Simple. And worth a try! Thanks!

 

[JustABitAskew]

Fill the hole with a high grade marine epoxy and then redrill it. And install a new snap.
First Clean the hole up first with a slightly larger drill bit then chamfer the top with a 3/8” bit ran in reverse just enough to give the epoxy a little extra area to Adhere to And to clean up som of that cracking around the hole.

Thanks. I think that's the right approach if the oversize screws don't work!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Oooh! Simple. And worth a try! Thanks!

stock snaps have #8 screws. the over-sized have #10. you can also get the snaps that do not have the included screw and then thru-bolt it.