UUUHG! so after we got the stainless scuppers in we worked on the deck drain end. Somehow we turned one of the scuppers while messing with the drains. I didn't notice it. We are both up in the boat at that point.
So the flapper was tilted but, worse, once I removed the excess 5200 it noticed the flange had come away from the hull at the bottom by 1/16" not quite 1/8". 5200 was set good.
quote from above<"I should probably wait until I clean up the 5200 before posting pix but I'm going to wait until its cured before messing with it anymore".>
If I had "messed" with the port side while it was wet I would have caught this....
Trying to get it out again was painful. We finally got it twisting but progress was slow. My brother got impatient and used channel locks on the flange (The shiny pretty part on the outside....).
5200FC is awesome stuff.
So its out and I got another one $56 coming tomorrow. He tried sanding that one but I'm like "its going in for 20 years its going to be nice".
Boat is going on Friday..I have to go into work on Wed/Thurs...I think we'll be in the dark on Wed evening.
We are both in pain from this....bruises on chest from leaning into hatch and trying to crank on channel locks.
I went to home depot and bought;
a piece of 2" PVC pipe to make a spin on wrench $5
a 3" adjustable plumbers wrench $12
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Adjustable-Plumbers-Wrench-16PL0134/304217578
and a 2 1/2" telescoping basin wrench $41 that I will return unopened if the other two things work out
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-2-5-in-Basin-Wrench-48-22-7002/207103145
a 3 oz tube of 5200FC for $15.....the remainder of the 10oz tube I bought for $25 is already hardened....