Sorry I haven't posted in the past few days!
I have been very busy at work :-(

Good news is I figured out how to easily convert my pool.
This was purchased from my local pool store



I also purchased a 1 1/2 pool return fitting and screwed the part above to that. (I did have to carefully cut the opening a bit bigger so I could fit it thru the hole)

On the skimmer I cut the hose that came with our new pump and just used a hose clap to hold it in place!


No leaks!

I hope this helps!