Hole In My Damn Boat

[Creative]

Has been so awesome so far.

So here is the back of my 2005 Lowe FM165 boat.




I've owned my boat for a little over a year now, 2nd owner. I did a little cleaning today. Anyways you see the splashwell drain holes. Well the one on the left side looked like it has a lump of bird sh*t or dirt clinging in the hole. So I poked at it with a stick to remove it. I poked at it and it's not coming off. I look at it closer and see what looks like a hole.... I grab a small screwdriver and poked at it. The edge starts to bend.... FFFUUUUU. It almost looks like a screw was trying to come through the hole from inside the transom, from the shape of the damage. So I opened it up a little more and start picking inside the hole. Scratched around until I got solid wood. When I first started picking at it, it was coming out this gray color sand looking think. Went maybe about 1MM deep until I hit fresh wood.





Here's after I finished scrapping.






And it appears I have a hole where my transducer wire is using too, but luckily it's on top so less likely for water to get in.





So like, wtf do I do?

[Balto Bob]

I'd imagine some good marine-grade epoxy and some copper wool would go a long way.

[Non-Conquering Wolf]

cant you just replace those tunnels?

sorry if thats a dumb question, im not a boat owner

[ProneToEpisodes]

man, looks totaled

I'll take it off your hands for like $500

[Mr. White]

I wouldn't be concerned

but if it gets bad, I'd talk to a marine shop and see what they recommend, I am positive they have some marine grade epoxy that would solve those small holes

it's not like you have a huge crack

[Cybrus]

Is JB Weld waterproof?

[Blexrude]

I bet epoxy is going to be the way to go. Talk to a boat shop, show them the pics.

[burne]

Hope you can fix it!!

[Perfectly Imperfect]

Wont it just keep leaking and getting bigger if you patch it?

[O2]

Good luck fixing it. Let us know how it goes.

[darckonquest]

I hear boats are made out of expensivium...

-darc