utskicat
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Quick question about force/stress on transom with Merc stern drive. Is there a lot? Since the rear engine mounts are part of the tramsom plate, it seems to me that most of the force from the leg is transferred to the engine and then the front engine mounts that are anchored into hull stringers. Is this logic correct?
My 1975 fibreglass skiboat had all stringers, deck and foam redone about 10 years ago and west epoxy system was used for the reno.
The transom was not replaced at that time due to no signs of rot and complexity of removing fibreglass topcap. There are still no soft spots or signs of rot on the transom, but a 40 yr old transom concerns me. I'm just curious how much stress it carries and if there were unseen rot, what would happen in a worse case scenario?
My 1975 fibreglass skiboat had all stringers, deck and foam redone about 10 years ago and west epoxy system was used for the reno.
The transom was not replaced at that time due to no signs of rot and complexity of removing fibreglass topcap. There are still no soft spots or signs of rot on the transom, but a 40 yr old transom concerns me. I'm just curious how much stress it carries and if there were unseen rot, what would happen in a worse case scenario?
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