Glassed the bilge exhaust and fuel hose box thing. It's an original piece, so kind of cool. Also dry fitted high speed pick up for livewell pump. Finally drilled that hole in the hull but can't seem to get the Pic to my tablet off my phone.



I have a "hatch" to gover the hole. Will probably either screw or 4200 it down. I hope to not go back in there for a long time and I think the cap will probably get in the way of opening it anyway.


Pic came thru of livewell pump

Inspection of the prow confirms previous work on the hull-to-deck joint - a mix of wood screws, machine screws, and washers of various sizes.


As I removed the screws, the joint space along the bow continued to open to a maximum of 5/8”. It looked like the factory workers had partially screwed down the joint, leaving a 1/4” space at the bow which they filled in with caulk, probably Sikaflex 240. It’s no surprise that there has been some joint movement and screws backing out over the years.



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I have a '92 230 Explorer and I do not have any foam. My anchor pulpit is a bolt on, where yours is part of the cap.




You might have to get some light composite board, glass it both sides and cut it to fill the hole. Is the anchor rode locker filled with foam?

Dbiscayne, thank you. I knew aluminum and bronze hated each other but was unaware aluminum and stainless did as well. Saved me. I was literally 20 minutes from installing with 5200 etc. Would have been a real mess. Well ..... poop.

Thanks Nesto.  Good to hear from you again!   Hope you're enjoying your explorer.  btw, let me know if you're still interested in selling the side cupholder...