switzer140
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- May 29, 2013
- Messages
- 35
Well hello, about a year and a half ago i purchased this old switzercraft cheap has a running evinrude 140. i knew it was going to need work so i started taking it apart over the past couple days since we had a break in the terrible winter weather. the previous owner at some point cut out a chunk of the floor probably due to a soft spot then carpeted a piece of plywood and screwed it to what was left of the deck. i pulled that out pulled the fuel tank and motor and started to notice some funky stuff going on.
to me it appears at some point someone has removed what was a rotted transom and placed in these HUGE pieces of aluminum to bolt the engine to they also appear to have put in 2 forward metal braces that secure to the boards where the fuel tank rests. in the last picture you can clearly see where the transom appears to have been dug out below the aluminum brace. my question is has anyone seen anything like this done before? i am guessing you are going to tell me i need to remove it all and glass in a new wooden transom? also the previous boat i worked on was a 90 celebrity 210 and was much different constuction this boat seems to have one center stringer and then two side boards angled downward to the bottom of the hull and the deck is laid over top of that is this common? incase you were wondering no need for a core sample
really hate to get rid of this boat. do you think it is worth saving? heres a pic from last summer.
to me it appears at some point someone has removed what was a rotted transom and placed in these HUGE pieces of aluminum to bolt the engine to they also appear to have put in 2 forward metal braces that secure to the boards where the fuel tank rests. in the last picture you can clearly see where the transom appears to have been dug out below the aluminum brace. my question is has anyone seen anything like this done before? i am guessing you are going to tell me i need to remove it all and glass in a new wooden transom? also the previous boat i worked on was a 90 celebrity 210 and was much different constuction this boat seems to have one center stringer and then two side boards angled downward to the bottom of the hull and the deck is laid over top of that is this common? incase you were wondering no need for a core sample
really hate to get rid of this boat. do you think it is worth saving? heres a pic from last summer.