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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 91108" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>Yep.  Plus, I don't like just patching a hole with goop of sorts.  I much prefer a neat aluminum patch.  Most of the time, I will either fill the hole with a rivet, if it is small, or make a tidy cover plate, like the previous owner did on the transom.  In this case, because the hole came from corrosion, not a drill, I need to stop the corrosion from spreading.  Thus, filling the hole, or putting a plate over it will not help.  So, I need to eliminate the piece that is already too corroded, and make sure to clean all oxidation from the area around.  Thus, I will be cutting a piece out of the bottom, and replacing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>