Wayne, I really didn't express myself well at all. Sorry for the confusion. I'll try to clear things up. First, I do intend to use wooden blocks and deadeyes. My question has to do with replacing the plastic Revelle shrouds with sets of wooden deadeyes. If I cut the plastic shrouds off, it should leave me with a plastic plank to which I'd like to attach the deadeye sets. How best to attach the wooden deadeyes to the plastic "platform" is the
basic question. Here are two photos of the current state of the model. Wooden deck work well, I think.