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Wayne.B
 
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Default Drilling Bilge Holes

On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 20:52:44 GMT, "Rob"
wrote:
need another
hole through the port side of the boat. Is their any directions, book, or
writings that will tell me how to do this?

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If the hull has a wood core at the point where the hole will be, you
need to take special precautions to seal the wood with epoxy.

If solid fiberglass, just use a hole saw, an appropriately sized drill
motor, and have at it. Bed the fitting with a good polysulfide
bedding compound, assemble loosely for a few days, retighten,
and trim off the squeeze out.

If this is for a holding tank pumpout, give some thought to the
esthetics (not to mention the environment).