Alright Esther-everyone. I looked at the photos you posted and told you I was going to get right on it. Well, here it is. I will be digging the hole tonight. Its no Savio, but maybe we can come up with another cool name for it like "SAVEidon'towe".
Hope you like it. Heck hope I like it.
The parts list.
Notice the semi hard whoosh balls purchased from a craft store at six for a dollar. I wiped them out and purchased 72.
The inlet is a yard drain with a locking strainer.
The pvc has a rigid gasket that will fit tightly onto the drain.
The finished product.
I used a jigsaw to cut the hole in the tub. I also cut the strainer portion out of the yard drain to have a 6 by 3 inch opening. The face plate will screw into the base on the opposite side of the liner. After it is in place , the exacto knife will cut the opening.
Let me know what you think of the new "saveidon'towe" skimmer.