Hi Everyone, new to the forum.
Recently retired and just bought my first boat. It's an older Sears 12' aluminum jon boat. The boat came with a trolling motor and it works well with the current wood setup on the inside of the transom. However, i'd like to go with a small outboard around 2.5-5 hp and in my inspection of the boat, i found that there was originally a wooden transom plate on the exterior which a previous owner had removed , (i'm assuming it was rotted) and the only thing remaining was the original aluminum rivets. I laid a straight edge across the transom and it's not perfectly flat. My plan is to take two pieces of marine plywood, treat them, then sandwich the transom with one on the outside and one on the inside using stainless carriage bolts. My question is will this work, what do i seal the plywood with, and should i use some type of caulking material in between the transom and pieces of plywood. Any input would be appreciated.
Recently retired and just bought my first boat. It's an older Sears 12' aluminum jon boat. The boat came with a trolling motor and it works well with the current wood setup on the inside of the transom. However, i'd like to go with a small outboard around 2.5-5 hp and in my inspection of the boat, i found that there was originally a wooden transom plate on the exterior which a previous owner had removed , (i'm assuming it was rotted) and the only thing remaining was the original aluminum rivets. I laid a straight edge across the transom and it's not perfectly flat. My plan is to take two pieces of marine plywood, treat them, then sandwich the transom with one on the outside and one on the inside using stainless carriage bolts. My question is will this work, what do i seal the plywood with, and should i use some type of caulking material in between the transom and pieces of plywood. Any input would be appreciated.