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Which glue for installing bungs (plugs) above water line?

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Locutus
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Which glue for installing bungs (plugs) above water line?

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I'm restoring a Glen-L Minuet 15-FT sailboat. I'm ready to install bungs in the rub rail, toe rail and coaming cap rail, all made of sapele. I won't be varnishing the surface, rather, I'll be applying teak oil instead. I had planned to use epoxy to install the bungs, but then I saw a boat refit video yesterday where wood glue was used on the coaming to fill some holes with bungs. I assume it was probably Titebond.

Which would be better in my particular application?
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Re: Which glue for installing bungs (plugs) above water line?

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I've used epoxy in the past but Titebond III Ultimate is waterproof and easier to use so I've used that in recent years and don't expect any problems.
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