^^^^^I did the same but added a little silicone when inserting the barb then tightened up the hose clamps. Just installed it last night so not sure if it's water tight. Did a lot of searching and this is what a lot of people do though. I heated up the ballast bag opening with a heat gun first and it slid right in. The Launch pad threads are on the outside of the opening, like a waterbed. By the way, I know others use the 3/4" pvc fittings with teflon tape for the fly highs, but a couple of mine leaked over time and I eventually installed the fly high fittings. Dry so far.
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