Name: 100_0417.jpg Views: 830 Size: 82.3 KBName: 100_0445.jpg Views: 818 Size: 81.6 KBName: 100_0479.jpg Views: 832 Size: 45.5 KBI would do a little glass work on that old strut hole, and then run the blast plate over. Did mine a few years back but I had the boat upside down, not very difficult to do but it looks like snow when you are done. I used 1/8 stainless plate for mine, BIL is a machinest so i made patterns and he cut them then i did final fit.