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Last year, I drilled out the old screw holes (made bottom of hole wider than the top). I coated "pre-cut to length dowels" in "Marine Tex" and inserted. Then I dabbed some marine tex over the hole and wiped clean with a rag and mineral spirits, I let dry over night. I Drilled a small pilot hole into the dowel when the "Marine tex" dryed, I screwed back in the "Railing", It's still "Rock solid" !