Stupidity at its finest

[bm258]

I have a 1982 Venture bass boat. I bought it about two years ago and knew it was a fixer up boat. I saved enough money and finally got a trolling motor. As I was mounting the trolling motor this afternoon I accidentally drilled through the hull. OOPS!!! The hole was made by a 1/4 inch bit. It is very close to the bow and the hole is above the water line. I was thinking of filling the hole with silicone, and hopefully that would fix it. Does anyone have any other suggestions, or better ideas for repair? Thanks in advance.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

JB weld will work better and be more permanant and eaiser to work than polyester

 

[Mark42]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

Marine Tex epoxy will work too. It is available in white which is a plus. I used it to fill in the holes in the hull left from old boat cover snaps. I used a 1/2 inch drill bit to chamfer the edge a little so there was more gripping area and filled with epoxy. Marine Tex takes a while to set, so don't be surprised if it is still sticky 8 hours later.

 

[Realgun]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

All of the above are good ideas but you can make your own patch to. If you have any 2 part epoxy you can add some Cab-o-sil filler and patch it up then you will need to gelcoat or paint to match or the patch will become yellow due to U.V. light.<br />Best to camfer the edges to get a better bite.<br />For begger goofs you can use fiberglass cloth on the inside and glass fibers on the mix for strength. Just in case you have another accident.

 

[bm258]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

Thanks for all of the ideas. I assume when you say camfer you mean rough up the edges some? Thanks again!

 

[Mark42]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

I mean I used the 1/2 drill on a smaller 1/8 or 1/4" hole to make it cone shaped. That way there is more exposed edge for the epoxy to grip to. The bit is used to just cut in a little amount. Not go all they way through, because then you have a 1/2 hole to fill.

 

[Doncomp]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

Hey, 3rd Class


I realize your post was 6 years ago, but I just bought a 1982 Venture 14 1/2 ft and in desparate need of detailed pictures of
Byrd Surtemp in bow
and Under dash wiring harness

Got a manual?

 

[Yacht Dr.]

Re: Stupidity at its finest

Hello Doncomp and welcome to Iboats ..

Your gonna need to start an new thread on this.

Bringing up 6 year old archived threads will not go well here .. we are here to help current events.

Im stunned that your post made it more then 3 hours before the thread was closed .

YD.