I'm getting ready to tackle getting this boat running and repaired. I found some new u-joints for the prop shaft and in looking closer at the boat, I found the stuffing tube is loose in the channel. And unfortunately the inside of the boat is horribly oily and nasty. So my question is... If I can get all of the oil slime removed so adhesive will stick, what is the best way to affix the stuffing tube back to the hull so it's rigid and won't move/leak? It looks like this boat came as a kit and it appear the stuffing tube was originally epoxied in. I don't know how well this would work since there are no brackets or anything that holds the stuffing tube in one spot other than the glue/epoxy. Is this normal? The boat can easily be made ready to run in a matter of a couple hours minus glue curing.