Saving an O'day sailboat from sinking! Removing a leaky thru-hull and fiberglassing to patch hole

That terrifying moment when you realize the only thing keeping your boat from the bottom of the aquatic abyss is a cheap piece of plastic speed sensor smothered in mystery marine sealant. It was seeping all last season, providing a daily dose of high-stakes adrenaline absolutely nobody asked for. In this video I give the perfect example of some dusty, itchy reality of angle grinders, epoxy, and fiberglass. Grinding away the previous owner's "hope and sealant" method and do a proper structural patch. In the end Eventide pays off keeping that relationship strong