Repairing a below waterline hole

[Lance Jones]

Wow. Even if you build a warming booth around it?
The job is complete. Last coat of bottom paint applied this morning and will splash her at 3:30 today!!!! Woo-hoo!

[patrice]

Ha ha !   
No, mine is on the hard for the winter ....  under her nice blanket to keep her warm. 

nice if can go back in the water with a nice repair done.

[Stu Jackson]

This thread is useless without pictures!!!

[Lance Jones]

Image 1. As perceived (Exterior)
Image 2. As perceived (Interior)
Image 3. Actual (Exterior)
Image 4. Interior (Actual)

Removed dowel. Beveled the sides out to about 2" diameter. Plugged with epoxy and then layered with fiberglass impregnated with epoxy - 5 layers. Once dry, I rough sanded and then faired it with thickened epoxy. Finished with a fine sanding and then 3 coats of bottom paint.

[lazybone]

Sad day there aboard the Cole.

17 dead.