if these are the black anodized cast alum rings that I supplied, tap it out from the inside with a plastic hammer, or pad with a wood buffer. Should come off with a bit of persuasion. We glued them on with epoxy. ________________________________ From: Bob Eeg <montgomeryboats@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 6, 2021 1:46 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: M_Boats: Re: Stern drain/pass thru Art. Get an Atwood plastic thru hull off Amazon. Cut off the tail and under 8 bucks. [cid:BFEEC05D-C251-4458-A874-A9836F09277B] Sent from my iPad On Sep 6, 2021, at 9:49 AM, arthaberland <arthaberland@gmail.com> wrote: I have a newer (#406) m17 that I am doing gelcoat cracks on the stern to. I have them all ground out, filled, and faired and all I need to do next is paint.My question involves the metal trim ring that connects the wetlocker to the stern. I would like to remove it to make painting easier. Any thoughts on how to do so?Art Haberland#406 -teaSent from my T-Mobile 5G Device