transom and stringer rebuild, with pics!

mtduckhunter · Aug 1, 2008

thanks to you guys and all your helpful info, i got started rebuilding the transom and stringers.

the transom was in really bad shape and it had to be replaced, the stringers werent any better.

the worst rotted area was right where the motor was mounted

i removed the top cap and rolled it forward on conduit pipe

all the wood removed from the transom, just the outer skin.

the stringers removed and the floor grinded ready for new stringers.

this is my first transom and stringer job, so far its seems to be going well.

oops! · Aug 1, 2008

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it looks like its goin really well !

and im jelous of how clean it is !

cheers
oops

mtduckhunter · Aug 1, 2008

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oops! said:
and im jelous of how clean it is !

hahahaha, yea im a bit of a neat freak. the fiberglass dust is bad! i cant imagine doing a job as big as yours!!

oops! · Aug 2, 2008

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awwwww....same stuff......just more to clean....

and clean....and clea.......

mtduckhunter · Aug 3, 2008

Re: transom and stringer rebuild, with pics!

i got the transom built and glassed in. fit nicely, better than i expected!

also got the stringers cut and they are ready to be glassed in.

more pics to come!

mtduckhunter · Aug 4, 2008

Re: transom and stringer rebuild, with pics!

the stringers are in and they are very solid! also built a new bilge, made it bigger than the original one.

the transom glassed in and ready for carpet

the new bilge glassed in

the stringers glassed in . . these were tricky! i couldnt use the ones for a template because they came out in pieces!

next is to put the floor back in and put the cap back on.

the best part so far is . . . i got the hook out!!

Andy in NY · Aug 5, 2008

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I can't see ANY of your pics...

drewmitch44 · Aug 5, 2008

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where is the pics??

mtduckhunter · Aug 5, 2008

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uuuummmmm . . . not sure, i can see them and oops seen them.

ondarvr · Aug 5, 2008

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I could see them yesterday, but not today.

oops! · Aug 5, 2008

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they disappeared from photo bucket......same thing happend to me....if you go over 200 photos in one album.....the first get deleted........you can open up a new album in the same account.......

i have 3 open to hold all the hull ext picks

mtduckhunter · Aug 5, 2008

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what about now guys? i uploaded them all back to photobucket.

mtduckhunter · Aug 5, 2008

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Well im finally done! glad to be finished, . . . but i wish i had another one to do!

got the motor back on and rigged up, and my deck in.

havent got to the dreded part yet, . . . the wiring!

the back of the transom, repainted and handles reinstalled.

the inside underneath the splashwell

the splashwell repainted and all holes filled in (the ones there are needed)

going out for a test run tommorow! hoping she'll run 10 mph faster than before!

tcindie · Aug 5, 2008

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Looks nice & clean... where's the bit of chrome on the front of the port side of the splashwell?

mtduckhunter · Aug 5, 2008

Re: transom and stringer rebuild, with pics!

tcindie said:
Looks nice & clean... where's the bit of chrome on the front of the port side of the splashwell?

i painted that bit of silver because thats where my rod and reels lay at, and my rods scratched the original paint, so i primed it and painted it the silver, . . . and it scratched too, . . . so im trying to find something else.

JoeCrow · Aug 5, 2008

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GREAT JOB
if you really want another one to do,
you can stop over my house

mtduckhunter · Aug 6, 2008

Re: transom and stringer rebuild, with pics!

took it out for a test run and i am very disappointed!! it is still dragging with water spraying out at the bow, and the floor is still bulging in the back.

i dont know what else to do, the floor is not glassed in, . . its just screwed to the stringers, would it help if i glassed it in in the back? the hull is straight on the outside, but i think the hook is still forming when under power.

what can i do to fix this? it is very nerve racking!!

to add to all of that disappointment, . . . i dropped my trim pin!!

greenhorn1 · Aug 6, 2008

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my transome looks like your a little but i have twin engines does that mean more support or what?

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