Hi Guys,
I bought an old 15'6" runabout with working 55hp Johnson and trailer for $500...It had bucket car seats and I knew the floor and transom were rotten by the angle iron bolted across the splashwell. We tried it out just before winter to make sure it was worth th effort....so here I am, with a few questions. I want to do this right but within reason considering boats age
How thick of plywood do I use for the transom, I also have a 4.5hp merc kicker. Doesn't look like I can go much more than an inch.
boat supply/repair guy told me to use poly resin ($220canadian/5 gal)...plywood to replace stringers (curently 2 x 6) and to eliminate board up the middle cause it doesn't let water drain (2 x3 hard) and is not needed because the keel is the strongest place, and it doesn't support the floor. but that might be original, I don't know if anything else is. OPINIONS?
He also told me to fill the outer space with foam that you pour in, that's not a big space, does the foam do anything?
The floor was only 1/4 inch plywood. what should it be?
Stringers are just tabbed on, should they be totally covered?
I have now ripped out the floor and wood (powder) from the transom. Is there any way to replace the transom without spliting to top off, mine is bolted together. I really don't think I can wiggle solid wood past the splash well.
The 1 lower motor mount cracked into the hull, what do you use to fix outer shell?
I bought an old 15'6" runabout with working 55hp Johnson and trailer for $500...It had bucket car seats and I knew the floor and transom were rotten by the angle iron bolted across the splashwell. We tried it out just before winter to make sure it was worth th effort....so here I am, with a few questions. I want to do this right but within reason considering boats age
How thick of plywood do I use for the transom, I also have a 4.5hp merc kicker. Doesn't look like I can go much more than an inch.
boat supply/repair guy told me to use poly resin ($220canadian/5 gal)...plywood to replace stringers (curently 2 x 6) and to eliminate board up the middle cause it doesn't let water drain (2 x3 hard) and is not needed because the keel is the strongest place, and it doesn't support the floor. but that might be original, I don't know if anything else is. OPINIONS?
He also told me to fill the outer space with foam that you pour in, that's not a big space, does the foam do anything?
The floor was only 1/4 inch plywood. what should it be?
Stringers are just tabbed on, should they be totally covered?
I have now ripped out the floor and wood (powder) from the transom. Is there any way to replace the transom without spliting to top off, mine is bolted together. I really don't think I can wiggle solid wood past the splash well.
The 1 lower motor mount cracked into the hull, what do you use to fix outer shell?