Now that I look at it closer I see that I can't even enlarge the hole enough to get clearance. I need to cut a second hole where the starboard seat bottom meets the transom about a foot away from the steering tube on the engine. I'll arrange some sort of clamshell to cover it for now. I imagine this cable routing would be an even bigger problem on a raised transom.
The scupper holes appear to have been filled before the last coat of bottom paint went on.
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