Forward fish box drain (Update)

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Originally Posted by CHANCE1234

I was thinking of drilling it out a little bigger than a fiberglass tube from McMaster Carr. Then insert the fiberglass tube and ensure it is flush with the bottom of the hull by placing a board and support under it to hold it in place then inject west system with a syringe around the entire tube from the inside to bond it in place. Remove bottom support, insert plug and go. Any issues with this plan

That's pretty close to how I did the fwd drain on my 18SF.
Only difference is I slid it in flush(ish) with the inside of the fish box and let it hang long on the outside.
When it was all kicked off I just sanded it flat, primed and painted.

Also I drilled my hole pretty close to the size of the fiberglass tube, and sanded a small chamfer on the hull side of the hole.
I filled the void between hull and fishbox with thickened resin, sanded and resined up the tube and slid it home.
Troweled a little epoxy into the chamfer and then like I said earlier, sanded it all flat.
Two seasons, no leaks or cracks.