toddschubert
Chief Petty Officer
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drilling mount for transducer revealed a rather soggy transome core (wood) As in water (dampness not pouring) came out the holes. Before I bought it I did everything to check the transome for such problems except drilling a hole. Tapping on it does reveal a different sound as you move downward but I was hoping that was due to different thickness of either the gelcoat or fiberglass. Motor mount is tight and doesn't budge and all through fittings are clean around the edges.
Question is. Should I create some type of apparatus to help it dry out and see what happens or does the water make up volume that actually is helping keep things together? Another words, if it dries out I would think it would shrink and create gaps between wood and glass.
I don't think it is a catastrophic problem at this point being it feels so solid but some suggestions on what to do about it would be helpful.
Thanks
Question is. Should I create some type of apparatus to help it dry out and see what happens or does the water make up volume that actually is helping keep things together? Another words, if it dries out I would think it would shrink and create gaps between wood and glass.
I don't think it is a catastrophic problem at this point being it feels so solid but some suggestions on what to do about it would be helpful.
Thanks