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Jimmy said that?

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Don has it......work for beer.... :cool:

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We are all working for beer. ;)

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Thanks Don, I guess I owe you a beer :D :D

I was thinking if can keep the toleraces tight, and use ample amounts of 5200, it will be sealed. Of course it will have a drain. The B-Bracket is built with the front of the bucket open and is sealed against the transom with polyseam seal. In 5 years, I have had no leak issues.

I appeciate all of your suggestions, spending thousands on this project is just not an option right now. Like I said before, if I was going to spend that kind of money, I would buy a bracket from you! :D

For a few hundred dollars worth of fiberglass supplies, I'm leaning towards giving this a try.

As for the scuppers, I was planning to redo the stern boxes and move the scuppers outboard anyway, but that's another project. I will probably open the deck drains that I plugged temporily so the boat can still be self bailing until I get to the stern box project.

Lloyd

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I am not a beer drinker myself but thanks for the offer. I am aware of how the B bracket is constructed and the fact that it is open on the transom mounting face. Most aluminum brackets are. I am not trying to sell you one of my brackets only giving you suggestions. Your idea is intriguing. Necessity is the mother of invention! :D

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If 6 Was 9

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J.H.

True. ;)

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This thread is a prime example of the value of being a member of CSC(free advice without the big sell on Hermco's superior product.) That's some serious SeaCraft / Boat Restoration experience between those 2 gurus - Don and Mike. Without the brown nose, is Hermco / Metan going to join forces??? I'd go with either Hermtan or Metanco. :D :D ;)

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That's just a crime!

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I like Mike! We have totally different backgrounds and ideas but I believe he is true to his craft. I would not hesitate to recommend his services. Good craftsmen are a dying breed. :D