stripped

Hello All, Had the engine hoisted back in again only to find that the three holes I tried putting the lag screws in were completely stripped. I'm more than a little pissed right now as lag screws are a poor idea in the first place to hold the engine mounts down for a few reasons. Lag screws...

Here is a photo of my mast with the paint removed(finally). The section below the spreader bracket has been chemically stripped and sanded with 150 grit. The section above has not been sanded yet. I am waiting on my paint shipment. I will apply a coat of Interlux viny-lux primer followed by...