Hi folks,

I've got a hole in my poptop that I'm looking for a way to plug.  I ordered
one of the poptop strut kits, followed the instructions, and it turned out
the struts that came with it were shorter than the dimensions given for the
holes to attach them.  I attached the first strut andchecked that all was
well before drilling the second hole, and found the problem.

The hole should center at a spot 5/16 of an inch away from the existing
hole.  I've emailed the person who assembles the kits and asked him to send
me struts long enough to match his instructions, but if I can patch the hole
and drill a new one, that might be better.  And probably quicker.

The kit includes large fender washers that go on both sides of the hole in
the poptop, and they would cover the patched hole as well providing some
support.

Does anyone have suggestions for how to do this?  Ideally I'd like to put in
a metal plug the dimensions of the hole (5/16") and the depth of the
fiberglass.  But I'm guessing a fiberglass plug, or one of some other
material, might be more realistic.

Suggestions?

And if you're thinking of buying one of those kits, pmail me and I'll
explain more precisely what is wrong with the instructions so you don't do
the same thing.

Joy