Cutting a hole

[The Incredible Hull]

Hey Guys,

I wanted to cut a hole in my aluminium boat to put in a rod holder. Any ideas on how I would do this?

What tools do I need?

Cheers,

dave

[Jewdreamer]

The big green harware store has a wide range holesaws, just need an electric drill with an appropriate chuck size.

Caution!!!!!

Have a real good look beneath the location where you plan to cut the hole for wires, hoses, structural members and the hull!

Make sure you cutting angle won't cause you a serious problem!

Cheers

Jewie

[The Incredible Hull]

Ah holesaw so that's what its called, cheers dude.

[Plumb]

If your at the green store don't get cheep ones that look like this it will catch and stuff up, spend the money on a good quality one with a decent arbor like this

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[Sanfly]

Hi,

If the rod holder is on a 30 degree angle,

then the hole will have to be more like an oval

shape. Get a piece of scrap ply wood or something

and do a test hole first, that way you can see if

the rod holder sits nicely in the hole.

Then you can use it as a template.

If you dont want to spend the money on a

hole saw, just mark out the hole and drill a series

of holes around the marked area and punch it out

[Blood Knot]

Remember to coat your screws with Sikaflex to help stop that galvanic corrosion.

Blood Knot