So I was re-doing some electrical on the new-to-me Campion 17.5' Alert (1981) I just got and was cleaning up and decided to have a look at the transom from the inside. It's all very clean and dry but I noticed some thin fiberglass separating from the wood on the inside. I pulled the flaking fg asided and wet, black wood was there. Pushed a screwdriver into it and soft as mush and very moist. Most of the transom is good and solid but this surrounds the lower port side mounting bolt for the motor. 90hp Johnson. I've read most all the threads on transom repair and rebuilding but I don't really wnat to get into this much of a project at this point. It seems the best bet if I did would be to take the top of the boat off but I don't have a hoist or huge garage (just a standard one). I read about CPES epoxy repairs on another site where the person drilled 1/2 inch holes every 6 inches, blew hot air in over a period of time to dry it out then used CPES epoxy to fill in the holes and soak into the wood. Anyone tried this? Worth it? Or should I just suck it up and get the grinder out? Any idea on how hard it is to take off the cap?
tia...
M.
tia...
M.