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Originally Posted by jorgeinmiami
I'm so mad. I went to finish bolting the engine to the transom and 1 stinking hole is off by 1/4 inch.
The others are good just the 1 upper hole. Dammm I'm I pissed
I could drill it to fit but that leaves room for vibration.
What would you do??????
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When I bolted my armstrong bracket back onto my 79 Sceptre after repairing the transom, I way over-drilled every bolt hole (1/2 inch bolt 3/4 hole), filled them with G-flex epoxy and then drilled out the center of the epoxy to accommodate the bolt.
That way you seal the core (synthetic or wood or whatever, keep the damn water out) and also have a nice bearing surface to crank down those bolts onto, with no chance of over-torquing and crushing the core.
Best method is to leave both skins (digging the core out around the hole), or at least one skin intact (preferably the outside one), thats what I did.
Just my .02 USD.