Pbourdoulous
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- Mar 9, 2014
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I recently got a 1987 170 ebbtide montego and planned to fix it up for family and fishing fun. Nothing too fancy, trying to ease my way into boating. This is my first boat and know next to nothing - other than what I read on this site.
The carpet was disgusting, so I ripped it up. The floor was soft, so I ripped that out as well... Turns out soft meant totally rotted. Tested the foam and stringers and both are dry and solid... Except at the very back near the bilge and transom. I removed the rotted stringers the horizantal ones near the very rear, and plan to replace. Unfortunately, I also tested the transom and it has some serious rot. Worst around the bilge drain and where the outboard was attached. Currently no motor on the boat.
I know enough to know it needs to be fixed. Do I have to remove the entire back of the boat? If so that is probably a deal breaker. The fiberglass from the back of the boat is in good shape and has some curve for style - basically its not an easy square. I can access about 2 square feet of the transom from the inside. Is it possible to remove the rotted wood, replace with new wood and fiberglass or bond the wood to the rest of the structure. Ideally it needs to hold a 90 hp.
So far the time spent has been enjoyable and surprisingly a new floor, nice polish, and some fiberglass can make this old boat pretty nice... Looking. I fear the transom rot will force me to junk it
Please help
The carpet was disgusting, so I ripped it up. The floor was soft, so I ripped that out as well... Turns out soft meant totally rotted. Tested the foam and stringers and both are dry and solid... Except at the very back near the bilge and transom. I removed the rotted stringers the horizantal ones near the very rear, and plan to replace. Unfortunately, I also tested the transom and it has some serious rot. Worst around the bilge drain and where the outboard was attached. Currently no motor on the boat.
I know enough to know it needs to be fixed. Do I have to remove the entire back of the boat? If so that is probably a deal breaker. The fiberglass from the back of the boat is in good shape and has some curve for style - basically its not an easy square. I can access about 2 square feet of the transom from the inside. Is it possible to remove the rotted wood, replace with new wood and fiberglass or bond the wood to the rest of the structure. Ideally it needs to hold a 90 hp.
So far the time spent has been enjoyable and surprisingly a new floor, nice polish, and some fiberglass can make this old boat pretty nice... Looking. I fear the transom rot will force me to junk it
Please help