my ride plate is pulling away from my tunnel

[Chico]

just got home from detroit and thought i would go out and grab a pic and see what you all think, you can see in the pic the left corner is pulled out a little bit, i tried pushing it in but it wont budge, can i run it or is it shot? you cant find these anymore uugghh

 

[Dr Honda]

That's the shoe.

It's aluminum... so if you remove it from the hull... you can bend it back, and glue it back into the hull.

 

[Chico]

thanks drhonda, i apologise im in my semi all week reading up on my boat then i get home and try to get stuff done, thanks for your expertise and patience,

 

[Chico]

well got loaded for detroit this morning got home this afternoon pulled the bolts for the shoe and tried to pull it with a bottle jack like tha manual says and gues what happened? uugghh no what am i gonna do? this whole thing is one big peice of aluminum correct? pics to follow the screws came out fine, is there a salvage yard for these boats? i dont suppose it takes the same shoe as a pwc?