rhillman75
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Jul 28, 2010
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This may be in the wrong area, so I apologize in advance. We are looking to trade our cruiser for a 1973 Burns Craft houseboat that has been remodeled and re-powered. The houseboat was removed from the water 4 years ago and it was given an okay. The question of the hour goes like this. I was standing on the dock at the portside of the houseboat by the transom and with my left foot I put some weight on the swim platform (maybe 20 pounds) while I was holding on to the dock support and my right foot remaining on the dock. I noticed some "flex" outward of the transom from where the top mounting bracket of the swim platform was attached to it while I had weight on it. I removed my left foot and the transom "flex" went back to its normal place. There is no physical damage or stress markings on the entire transom area. The first thing that comes to mind is transom rot, because I have not seen this type of visual "flex" before.