thrillhouse700
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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Re: 1975 Omega Rot, Don't know where to start.
Re: 1975 Omega Rot, Don't know where to start.
Ok so next week we will do core samples on the transom, Im going to go ahead and assume its bad and needs replacement, So is it safe to assume that to get the transom out I have to remove the cap and then cut the fiberglass already covering the transom with a cut off wheel? is the wood usually glued or glassed to the outside, "finished" rear wall of the boat? Sorry for the questions and I know that once I get the thing out it will seem easier to me. In going through many transom threads I mostly come across outboard transom replacements and still cant quite visualize how Im gonna do this.
If I must pop the cap on the boat to do this I figured I would find the center point on the boat and drive a screw into the deck there, then measure from the tip of the bow, both stern corners and 3,6,9 feet up each side to the center point to ensure when it goes back together the hull does not flex much. Then brace the boat sides as best as possible with 2x2s at the rivet holes, leave the floor in and then cut out the transom. I will have to make large a frames out of 2x4s to rest the top cap on due to restraints on room. Anyways Im still thinking of an attack plan, let me know what you guys think if there is an easier way. After all your all vastly more experienced than I at this.
Re: 1975 Omega Rot, Don't know where to start.
Ok so next week we will do core samples on the transom, Im going to go ahead and assume its bad and needs replacement, So is it safe to assume that to get the transom out I have to remove the cap and then cut the fiberglass already covering the transom with a cut off wheel? is the wood usually glued or glassed to the outside, "finished" rear wall of the boat? Sorry for the questions and I know that once I get the thing out it will seem easier to me. In going through many transom threads I mostly come across outboard transom replacements and still cant quite visualize how Im gonna do this.
If I must pop the cap on the boat to do this I figured I would find the center point on the boat and drive a screw into the deck there, then measure from the tip of the bow, both stern corners and 3,6,9 feet up each side to the center point to ensure when it goes back together the hull does not flex much. Then brace the boat sides as best as possible with 2x2s at the rivet holes, leave the floor in and then cut out the transom. I will have to make large a frames out of 2x4s to rest the top cap on due to restraints on room. Anyways Im still thinking of an attack plan, let me know what you guys think if there is an easier way. After all your all vastly more experienced than I at this.
