Gutter Problem

[TromboneAl]

I think you have created a new problem, see where the 3 holes now allow the water to flow back to the wood, it will rot over time.

you could glue with silicone a 1 inch long tube (copper water pipe) over each hole so they extend out and drip clear of the gutter, or make an edge along the bottom of the gutter out of a bead of silicone so when water gets to the bottom edge of the gutter it drips rather than run back to the wood.

Yes, I thought about that.