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I have a 1967 Boston Whaler that I am trying to restore and I was wondering how I could redo the channel under the floor where the steering cable and fuel lines pass through. It is made of metal and it is rotted in some spots. I have the boat out of the water for two years now and everything is dry. If I did not repair this, would it be a problem? It is made out of metal, so I don't think it was meant to be water proof. I am new to Whaler Central and I would appreciate any information any of the members could give. Thanks, Ken

I was informed by some members to use PVC or glass it. The channel is about 4" round and about 8' long and both ends are below floor level. I don't think I could get a section of PVC into the channel or be able to reach inside far enough to glass it. Please advise. Thanks

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Take it out. You can use pvc or glass some wood in there.

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Preferably use PVC.

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or wood

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Or glass it!

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I was just thinking about your problem and what would I do. I would be tempted to try PVC but as you are shoving it in it may get stuck on some of the rotted metal and just be a pain in the you know what. I also thought that I might take a large rag and affix it to the end of a sewer router snake and then run that up and down the tube until all the loose pieces of metal were removed then take a clean rag and again attach it to the end of the snake but this time soak the rag in some MEK or T-10 thinner to clean any accumulated dirt off the inside of the tube. After it was clean I would mix up a batch of west systems epoxy and use a third rag to coat the inside of the tube with the epoxy. This might take a couple of applications of epoxy to ensure you coated the whole inside of the tube. Now this procedure is all theory but it might work for you.