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Very true. Finding a replacement for a reasonable price might be difficult though.
As a side note "Floridianson" , I now have my brother after me to complete the "Great Alaskan Adventure" !!! A guy cannot get a break around here !!! He's right of course. My son will soon be to old to want to go...
I thought about the chips, that's why I said to remove it, clean it and drill it out. Then paint it with a good etching paint and gloss paint. The thickness is around 3/16" I believe.
You could also drill out the hole and tap it with a NPT tap and use a stainless steel NPT plug. That would fix it pretty good. I would remove it and clean it up like I mentioned earlier, and don't forget the "etching" paint.
It's Aluminum and it corrodes due to the different metals. If you use a good anti-freeze it helps slow down the corrosion.
Also if you take off the cover, sand-blast it clean and paint it with a "aluminum etching" paint and then a good high gloss enamel it will last for decades without any trouble.