20’ Allied Fisherman TLC

[marktore]

I picked up this very clean 20’ Allied Fisherman about one month ago. I finally got to doing some TLC on her, the previous owner had told me that there was some water getting in the hull, and that this has never happened before. It turns out the 3 (yeah 3!) thru-hull fittings that were extended above the deck with seacocks are leaking into the bilge. I have to seal these back up. I wanted to get everyone’s opinion, do I just clean them all up real good and use some type of marine sealant. Or… do I somehow block the back and pour in some epoxy, and let it harden all around and then use some sealant. I was thinking if I’m only using a marine sealant I could fill the voids with some rubber tape or spray foam first? Thoughts? I will be plugging off all 3 seacocks. These things should have never been installed in the first place. If I had the energy I would take all 3 of these out and glass the holes closed. You will see in the pictures, the larger 2 pipe extensions has a fiberglass ring installed which was siliconed in place. It looks like everything is standard house silicone.

Also… I was thinking maybe I should install a flush mounted drain plug on the bottom of the boat. Currently the hull has no drain plug but the bracket does, I had to pump out the water and then sponge out what I couldn’t get with my little hand pump. The boat has two bilge pumps but there wasn’t enough water to make them turn on, I’m guessing they have turned on when needed. We have had a lot of rain recently.

Other that the above I have been rebuilding the trailer a little at a time. I bought new bunk brackets and raised the boat about 4” so that the hull doesn’t hit the center crossmember anymore. I also added back to back keel rollers on the center crossmember just in case she wants to hit it the hull want get damaged. I do have some minor hits from the trailer to repair.

Damn… I really am getting too old for this… Lol. Aches and pains, lifting the boat and laying under there had me walking sideways for 3 days.

 

[Luckychahm]

Take all 3 of those valves out and either rebed them in 5200 or glass the holes. That is a sinking in the making.

 

[Scrib]

Those are some of the sloppiest thru-hull installs I've ever seen; definitely a "sinking in the making". You gotta pull 'em out, clean em up, install proper backing plates and reinstall properly. I would eliminate two of them ... one should be enough for anything you need on that boat!

 

[marktore]

Thanks, Guys.

Yeah... the more and more I think about it I have to close these holes up, it is just absurd that they put three thru-hulls in this skiff. I am going to repurpose the the smaller hole and install a flush garboard drain plug so that I can drain any water that may make its way into the hull (should be none when I am done). I will update with some pictures as I go along but I will be taking my time so it may be awhile... I only need the boat for some commercial blackfishing in the fall so time is on my side.