76SeaRay
Lieutenant Junior Grade
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As I am replacing the transom, stringers and floor, I want to make sure and get everything true and aligned. I may be over thinking this but how does everyone determine a reference point for all measurements. For example, do you run a straight edge across the gunwales and measure down to points on the stringers, motor mounts, and floor? Do you level the boat and establish a level line across the gunwales or floor from which to measure? In determining the vertical centerline for the outdrive keyhole, do you measure from side to side at the top of the transom, measure side to side near the bottom of the transom and then draw a vertical line through the mid points of the two measurements? Or, do you level the boat and drop a plumb line from the top of the transom so that the plumb line passes through the center of the low point of the hull below the outdrive (essentially the center of the drain hole under where the outdrive will mount)?
Lastly, is it all that critical??
Lastly, is it all that critical??