Indoor, inground, lined, some loss, heres what I plan.

[newbie2715]

OK,

So I found it! The bad news is it doesn't look good. I am not sure what happened before I owned the pool or what would have caused this... The liner under the skimmer inlet (rectangle) is apparently tore or just missing.

I am thinking maybe something reacted with the screws, aren't they supposed to be stainless?

Anyway here are a few pictures... Then my questions Please help!








OK can i just remove that skimmer plate, or will the liner move if I do that? I would hate for the holes to not line up again.

Also if I can patch this, as I have new liner material that matches in my basement... approximately how big of patch do I need to do? And could someone clarify what to patch as in, am I able to double the liner up under the plate or will that cause a leak?

Thanks a bunch in advance.