Hello guys here is some background info...
I just sold my 1986 bayliner 16' for $1700 and picked up a pretty clean 84 19' for $1000 as I wanted to go bigger and same some money for additional items gas etc. I wanted a bigger boat as the 16' was not an ideal size for how choppy the Hudson River is sometimes in NY.
Anyway, i figured is cut out the soft floor this fall but could use it for the next month of two as is and enjoy the season...
When I trim up the motor and push on it I can get it to rock. The transom is flexing. With my 250# on the motor I can bounce and get the whole back of the boat flexing about a half inch or so. No signs of stress cracks or rot really anywhere outside but I know that's different when you dig in...
I want to fix this so I can enjoy the boat. I only plan to get a two more seasons out of it and than sell the boat for whatever I can and upgrade in size again.
The rear transom is not flat. Its actually curves out where the motor is installed so does that mean it's plywood core is three pieces? There is no way to me to get a piece of plywood to bend that much I'm thinking it's a three piece.
I want to replace just the center section basically dog out the old plywood core with a chainsaw clean it out and dump a ton of epoxy in the hole along with the correct thickness of plywood all the way to the keel.... Than I just have to reinstall the cap of fiberglass in the middle and not take the whole top of the boat apart at the gun rail. Its only a 125hp force motor so I'm thinking a repair like this would be ok.
What do you guys think? Am I waisting my time with the boat? Or is it worth it to do a repair like this to get a few more seasons out of it before scraping out or selling the boat?
I just sold my 1986 bayliner 16' for $1700 and picked up a pretty clean 84 19' for $1000 as I wanted to go bigger and same some money for additional items gas etc. I wanted a bigger boat as the 16' was not an ideal size for how choppy the Hudson River is sometimes in NY.
Anyway, i figured is cut out the soft floor this fall but could use it for the next month of two as is and enjoy the season...
When I trim up the motor and push on it I can get it to rock. The transom is flexing. With my 250# on the motor I can bounce and get the whole back of the boat flexing about a half inch or so. No signs of stress cracks or rot really anywhere outside but I know that's different when you dig in...
I want to fix this so I can enjoy the boat. I only plan to get a two more seasons out of it and than sell the boat for whatever I can and upgrade in size again.
The rear transom is not flat. Its actually curves out where the motor is installed so does that mean it's plywood core is three pieces? There is no way to me to get a piece of plywood to bend that much I'm thinking it's a three piece.
I want to replace just the center section basically dog out the old plywood core with a chainsaw clean it out and dump a ton of epoxy in the hole along with the correct thickness of plywood all the way to the keel.... Than I just have to reinstall the cap of fiberglass in the middle and not take the whole top of the boat apart at the gun rail. Its only a 125hp force motor so I'm thinking a repair like this would be ok.
What do you guys think? Am I waisting my time with the boat? Or is it worth it to do a repair like this to get a few more seasons out of it before scraping out or selling the boat?