Pool Wall corroded at skimmer

[pklatorre]

The outside walls of my 16 year old pool are corroded where the skimmer is attached - to the point where the screw holes are now gone. After purchasing and installing new, quality gaskets, the skimmer leaks significantly on the outside and possibly on the inside. Is there anything I can do to fix the corroded edges and/or stop the leak? If not, is it possible to get the larger skimmer and cut new holes. Would this affect the operation of the pool? The pool is about 10,000 gal, oval, aluminum.

[imgamehere]

I'm having exactly the same problem you are and would love to hear suggestions anybody may have.

[Poconos]

Just a WAG but if it were my problem I'd consider cutting a bigger hole in the aluminum, nothing neat, past the corrosion so you're into good metal, then get a larger piece of aluminum with a skimmer hole cut in it and pop rivet that over the original corroded area. Squish a good bit of silicone seal between the plates and let it cure after pop riveting. Then install the skimmer housing.
Al