[Miles Offshore]

The tool I mentioned above is really nothing more than a piece of allthread with a washer and nut on one end and the same thing on the other end that will actually slide into one end of the tube. Tightening up on the nut in one direction will actually roll the end of the tube quite nicely, (putting some 4200 in when sliding the tube in. Cutting the other end to the right size is probably the hardest part(so I am told) as you only want about an 1/8" remaining so when you reverse the tool it makes a nice clean roll on the other side. My friend who did this on his boat chose only to roll the inside portion of the tube and cut of the bottom flush with the bottom of the boat. Without a built in ledge on your boat this might indeed be the way to go. He is making me a tool or giving me his and I will either put up a picture or make a nother one and send it out/around for everyone to use if it sounds like a good idea and it gets back to me eventually. I hope I never need it again !!LOL. Anyways the size of the tubes vary a little bit I understand so the washer that goes inside the tube might need to be adjusted but hopefully not.

Edited for stupidity- reverse clamshell just over and forward of scupper will work fine- just dont try it with a reversed thru-hull fitting to avoid redoing the tube itself.

[ February 26, 2003, 06:20 PM: Message edited by: Miles Offshore ]