- Action: To Do List item A0094 – Delete port cockpit scupper drain thru hull and close out hole.
- Completed: 9 April 2017
- Cost: $15.00
The port cockpit scupper drain thru hull was removed by chiseling a cut through its plastic sidewalls and then knocking it out with a hammer. The surrounding hole was flared out using a grinder in preparation for the addition of fiberglass circular patches to be laid in. Inside the hull, the backing block was knocked off and area sanded down with 80 grit sandpaper. Fiber glassed a sheet of fiber cloth to the inside area to form the base for the hole close out. Next, on the outside, fiber glassed in sheets of cloth, starting with 2 inch small circles to a final size of 9 inch wide circles of cloth. About 26 layers of cloth were laid in. Finished the inside and outside surfaces with epoxy thicken with colloidal silica to ease the surface sanding. The outside surface was sanded smooth to the same contour of the hull. Miscellaneous material, epoxy, fiberglass cloth and sanding paper cost approximately $15.00.
The following picture shows a before and after interior view of the port cockpit scupper drain thru hull deletion.
