I posted this on the Volvo outboard forum, and was referred to this forum.
I have a 1986 21' Bayliner Capri Bowrider with the 5.0L V-8 engine and Volvo Penta 275 sterndrive. I have had the boat for only a few weeks and it only has 128 hours on the engine. The engine runs great. I have no complaints there. It revs up to 4100 RPM, runs at about 41 MPH with 2 adults and 3 children onboard.
The problem I have is a leak. The hull is in almost perfect shape. There were some minor chips in the white hull, but those have been epoxied and are good.
The only problem I could see was a bit of separation between the outdrive and the transom. I caulked the outdrive to transom as a temporary measure, but this made almost no difference in the leak rate.
So then I thought about the drain plug fitting (1/2" brass plug) that has some questionable caulking around it.
My question was if I could tighten the bolts holding the outdrive to the transom to seal it better against the boat. I wanted to know if there was some spec for those bolts.
My received response was that my transom was rotted/spongy and no amount of tightening would work.
My flooring and stringers have rot, are soft and are in need of replacement, which will be my winter project (and I will be coming to this forum during that period a LOT). But the transom feels strong. There is a swimmer platform bolted to the back that I climb on with the boat out of the water (I weight 220lbs), and I never see any flex or bend in the transom.
Is my transom really gone? And if so, what is required to repair it? Are there any who could give an estimate to the cost if done by a professional, is there the possibility to do this myself? (almost no fiberglass repair experience)
I know I have a strong learning curve coming when I replace the flooring and stringers ( Is it a good idea to do the stringers myself, or have it done?)
Wow...this is a long thread with a lot of questions, and I apologize for that. But any help would be greatly appreciated!
Ed
I have a 1986 21' Bayliner Capri Bowrider with the 5.0L V-8 engine and Volvo Penta 275 sterndrive. I have had the boat for only a few weeks and it only has 128 hours on the engine. The engine runs great. I have no complaints there. It revs up to 4100 RPM, runs at about 41 MPH with 2 adults and 3 children onboard.
The problem I have is a leak. The hull is in almost perfect shape. There were some minor chips in the white hull, but those have been epoxied and are good.
The only problem I could see was a bit of separation between the outdrive and the transom. I caulked the outdrive to transom as a temporary measure, but this made almost no difference in the leak rate.
So then I thought about the drain plug fitting (1/2" brass plug) that has some questionable caulking around it.
My question was if I could tighten the bolts holding the outdrive to the transom to seal it better against the boat. I wanted to know if there was some spec for those bolts.
My received response was that my transom was rotted/spongy and no amount of tightening would work.
My flooring and stringers have rot, are soft and are in need of replacement, which will be my winter project (and I will be coming to this forum during that period a LOT). But the transom feels strong. There is a swimmer platform bolted to the back that I climb on with the boat out of the water (I weight 220lbs), and I never see any flex or bend in the transom.
Is my transom really gone? And if so, what is required to repair it? Are there any who could give an estimate to the cost if done by a professional, is there the possibility to do this myself? (almost no fiberglass repair experience)
I know I have a strong learning curve coming when I replace the flooring and stringers ( Is it a good idea to do the stringers myself, or have it done?)
Wow...this is a long thread with a lot of questions, and I apologize for that. But any help would be greatly appreciated!
Ed
