Transom to glass hull...how tight??

[motogeek1]

I'm getting different thoughts on this topic. Some are saying they like the transom ply to make contact with all points of the hull. Others are saying, leave some space and fill in around the wood transom then tab in. Well, I went with the majority and templated the original transom leaving some gaps. Thoughts before I epoxy this thing to the skin, please? 1970 StarCraft TR150, using totalboat epoxy products.

 

[Woodonglass]

You did the right thing. Mix up some Thickened epoxy using cabosil to get it to the consistency of Creamy Peanut butter. Spread it with a 3/8" slotted trowel and put a little extra on the edges to ensure it oozes out around the entire perimeter. Then use a large spoon to form a nice coved edge. Then do two tabbings with 17oz biaxial fabric. First tabbing 8" 2nd 12"
Make sure to precoat the wood with resin first and then install.

 

[motogeek1]

Thanks much woodonglass. Was hoping I was headed in the right direction. There are some big thick green bugars on the bottom of the hull that was a really bad epoxy job. It must have been a quick fix but did it's job keeping about 4000 gallons of water in the boat when I bought it haha. I'm thinking of flipping the hull before I put the wood back in to smooth that out and get the hull painted before adding all the extra weight

 

[motogeek1]

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[JASinIL2006]

Listen to Woodie. He’s the Man!!!

 

[kcon]

Any questionable previous repairs are best grinded down, feathered out with the grinder, and properly fiberglassed. If it's a small enough of damage you could repair with thickened epoxy as well.

You are correct, it'll be a much easier time to work on it if you flip it over.

 

[Scott Danforth]

grind out all bad prior repairs.

 

[Woodonglass]

Excellent work on the cradle!!! I'd do all the work on the inside of the hull and then flip her to get the bottom. BUT...remember...Fish don't care if the hull is ShowRoom Perfect and neither should you. Most of us did way to much work and spent to much time trying to get it perfect and then after the first two or three splashes...You KNOW that it was pretty much a waste of time. Nobody sees and nobody knows it's perfect, except for you, and even you won't care after a while.