74 Magnum Maltese
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I don't get it. You have a hull to keep water out and then people drill holes in it. The last boat I did had 78 holes I had to fix (there is a few more that stayed) in the transom alone.. That was 78 times someone said "this hole wont hurt it" .... insane.
Good luck with you restore.
Good luck with you restore.
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I have built four boats, and whenever there is a hole penetrating a wood core or something similar, I insert a tube of epoxy glass with the correct ID for the hole and epoxy it into an oversize opening in the structure. It takes a little time but insures that the hole is waterproof and compression resistant. My latest project is a conversion of a 35' Cigarette Awesome into a 28' center console. and every "hole" has an epoxy tube with high density additive added as necessary. The thread is under Cigarette Boats on OSO. Thanks. Bob N.