repairing wooden transom on aluminum boat with fabricated aluminum

sean armour · #1 August 24th, 2009, 08:32 AM

is there a reason the transom is wood?
i own and operate a machine shop, can i fabricate a structural aluminum member to replace the wooden transom?

THEPATRIOT · #2 August 24th, 2009, 08:44 AM

I'm curious about this also.Me and a friend were just talking about this yesterday!

sean armour · #3 August 24th, 2009, 09:32 AM

oops meant repairing "WOODEN" transom

thrillhouse700 · #4 August 24th, 2009, 11:22 AM

My buddy and I were also discussing this. Tig a honeycomb transom wall. For us, since we do not own and operated anything but a few makitas it would be too expensive. Which, I believe is the reason for wooden transoms. Was also thinking about an aluminum stringer.

CN Spots · #5 August 24th, 2009, 03:22 PM

Aluminum stringers are not that uncommon, ask the Starcraft club. Their's came from the factory with them though. If you had a metal brake long enough to form an aluminum stringer and did your math right I don't see why one could not be installed in a 'glass boat. There may be some issue of the aluminum failing due to hull flex as to why more people do not use it.