Sam, Actually, your question is something I would like to hear the list's thoughts on. I've read that you should drill the hole a size larger than the thruhull, but I have no idea if that is best practice or not. Should I be drilling the hole the same size as the thruhull, or should it be a little larger?
Best, Tom --- Snow Goose C&C 35 Mk I City Island, NY ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sam Salter <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:17:10 -0600 Subject: Re: Stus-List Drilling a Hole in the Hull Using tape and starting in reverse to drill a neat hole through gel coat is good advice. Depending on where you drill, you might get balsa core, especially above the waterline (not sure if the 35 has a cored hull) I don't think silicone has any place on a boat. I'd use Sikaflex. (I'm not keen on butyl either - my deck to hull joint is butyl and it drips everywhere!) Why a 1 1/4" hole for a 1 1/8" fitting? sam :-) C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
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