engine350400
Cadet
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- Apr 27, 2015
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Hello This is my first time posting, I have a 1987 17' Bluewater open bow, almost every piece of wood is rotten. I got a really good deal on this boat it has a cracked 4.3 cobra, and a rotten deck. the hull has some dings and scratches, but it will shine up pretty good. the interior is not great but not too bad. I have completely removed all the wood, the motor and out drive. The transom and rear section of stringers were replaced by somebody that did not do a good job at all. The wood i removed from the transom was cut in six individual pieces. My dad actually noticed that the transom is not flat, it has a slight curve in it. I have just got to the 90% mark on grinding the hull and looking to do the transom in the next week or so.
The question i have is, with the transom being curved how should i go about putting ply back there? I dont want to cut 6 pieces like the previous people did. I have already bought the two pieces of 3/4 plywood i was going to use but i dont think i can get it to conform to the slight curve in the transom.
The question i have is, with the transom being curved how should i go about putting ply back there? I dont want to cut 6 pieces like the previous people did. I have already bought the two pieces of 3/4 plywood i was going to use but i dont think i can get it to conform to the slight curve in the transom.