Sorry for being a pain in the a$$ .Was frustrated for sure.Good thing is this is a great site and got it worked out.The pipe did run great after i went to the large stinger and drilled the drain holes in the pipe.

Not a pain at all Bruce...this is what this site is for...discussing and helping each other out if we can. I didn't do any drain holes, but I will...it is a real pain when you flip the boat. Where and how did you do the drain holes?

On the taper in front of the screw is stinger.I think i drilled with a 3/16 drill bit make sure clear of the weld where the screw in stinger is go back 3/4 of a inch from the weld.

Thanks Bruce. Mine is a welded stinger. I wish they had done a small hole in the stinger just inside the pipe so the water could drain through the stinger when you hold the boat nose up....I think I will talk with Carlo about this see if it's possible to have done on future pipes...

I got my new flange today.All i can say is wow this is a heavy duty setup complete with all the screws!Thanks Carlo!!