Re: 69 starcraft for newbie?
Hello again Donkalion. Good thing you checked out the deck. It's probably best/easiest just to replace the whole thing. That way you know the job will be done right and last for ages. If the transom is solid, there's no sense opening a new can of worms, however replacing the transom really isn't that hard. It's actually easier than the floor. Just just remove/drill out and old rivets or hardware holding the transom in place and then remove the old wood. It's best if you can get it out in one piece so you can use it as a template for the new transom, but you don't always get that lucky. One tip, DO NOT drill out/remove any of the rivets holding the aluminum skin to the boat, just the ones holding the transom to the skin. Once removed you simply trace the old one, glue it to another copy to get the desired thickness, seal it with either epoxy, then paint, or polyester resin and fiberglass. You then simply bolt it back on the boat using Stainless steel hardware dipped in 3M 5200 and voila! you're done.
