Best Way to Seal Drilled holes in transome?

[Bass2Reds]

I have a alluminum boat that I had a set of trim tabs on originally. I removed them and then siliconed the holes and its not doing that good of a job. I want a perminant fix for this. Almost like a bondo of some sort. Something I can paste over the holes for complete restoration and no leaks. What do I use?

 

[83mulligan]

Re: Best Way to Seal Drilled holes in transome?

I used a product called Marine Tex on mine. Like bondo. Easy to mix and apply, good below waterline, sands flush easy. You can see it in my thread on page 8 i think.

Edit: pg 8 is the holes, lots of pics of unsanded after that and then sanded out on pg. 12. Hope that helps.

 

[chargerboy]

Re: Best Way to Seal Drilled holes in transome?

I have also had great luck sealing holes with 5200. That stuff is amazing.

 

[monarch78]

Re: Best Way to Seal Drilled holes in transome?

I had several holes form motor mounts on my jon boat. Pluged them with wood dowls and epoxy. They were above the water line.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Best Way to Seal Drilled holes in transome?

In an aluminum hull ....... you can best seal the holes if they are larger then a rivet with a SS bolt and some 3m5200. If they are pop rivet size.....use some aluminum pop rivets with 3m5200 coating them before insertion.