[cagrove]

You've just learned one of the great things about plastic boats...you can fix them without jumping through a lot of hoops. Fill the hole with foam (if you use the expanding kind, go easy...a little goes a long way) or Rule and leave enough room to fit in a piece of starboard or cutting board cut to the hole size. "Weld" the piece in with either a plastic welder or an electric soldering iron...keep it moving and don't heat up one place too much. You may want to practice on a scrap before trying it on your boat. Use a wood chisel to remove any excess and sand lightly with 600 grit sandpaper. Hit it with a buffing pad to restore the shine and you've fixed it. Sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is. You might consider taking before, during and after pictures and post them in the photo gallery...might just help out someone else that's done the same sort of thing. Tight lines.