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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 38506" data-attributes="member: 55">Just realized I hadn't yet posted these patch pictures.  Between the factory thru hulls, and the previous owners testing out the new cordless drill, this thing (transom) is like swiss cheese.  Here is a shot where we patched a thru hull up near the bow.<img src="https://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z250/dmion/yazoo042.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Cut out a piece of .090 aluminum with a hole saw in the drill press, sealed it with 3M 5200, and riveted it with 3/16 rivets.  Port side of transom<img src="https://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z250/dmion/yazoo043.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Starboard side<img src="https://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z250/dmion/yazoo044.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I don't know if you can see, but we had to put rivets all over the transom.  Also, this thing has had at least 3 motors before mine, so I had something like 10 holes to fill with grey silicone up around the current engine mount.  Of course, with all the holes that existed, I still had to drill new ones for the transducer.  Go figure.</blockquote>