by RonE » Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:18 am
assateague wrote:If it was me (and I may not thoroughly understand the process of what's going on here), I would get a slip coupling, and cut two "rings" out of it, maybe 1" wide. Then cut the hole through the transom exactly the size of the pipe. Put some 5200 around that, and let it dry. Then glue the rings you cut out of the slip coupling on, one on the inside, one on the outside. You should be able to play with it a little, to see just how much you need to clamp the boot onto, and then cut the pipe a little extra, to allow for the "rings" you cut. No way that thing would move, between the 5200 sealing it and the two "rings" glued on either side "clamping" it in.
The only downside is that you'll need to buy a 10' section of 4" pipe, instead of just the coupling you have, unless you know somebody that has a foot or so of it laying around. But it's still what I'd do, because it will be much more secure.
Keep in mind that the longer the thru-hull the less movement available with the oar.
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