Centerboard pin cover plug?

[JBP-PA]

The plug that covers my centerboard pin has gone missing last haul out.
What are the usual and customary ways to cover it? I don't want to glass it permanently in case someday I need to access it. I'm thinking of making a plug of 1/4" G10 (because I have some extra) and then hot glue it in so it could be removed with a heat gun.

 

[jssailem]

then hot glue it in so it could be removed with a heat gun.

Is this below the water line? I suspect the hot glue be destroyed sitting in water for any length of time.

Are you concerned about water ingress beneath the plug? If not you could friction fit your plug and put some tabs of epoxy to hold it in place. When access is needed just cut the epoxy tabs.

 

[Sailor Sue]

How 'bout some sort of caulking? It would be flexible, and you could pry it out at a later date.

 

[JBP-PA]

It is below the water line but there is no possibility of water ingress. The inner shaft of the pin is submerged.

 

[jssailem]

Since it is beneath the waterline, the plug is just to provide a cover. No water damage will occur. A few epoxy tabs (like tack welds) would hold the plug in place. You could add 4200 caulk to fill the gaps between the tabs and give you a surface to hold paint. When you want to remove the plug use an oscillating tool to snip the tabs and remove the plug. Your idea of G10 would work.