Hmmm.... drive lifted to full tilt then lowered onto a block of wood. More than a credit card width gap at the bottom of the transom. I am guessing this is not supposed to happen :/
I wish. Took on at least a couple hundred litres whilst on edge of the beach as in photo in a very calm bay whilst I was having a coffee. Has done it now twice in this position and never at any other time. Enough water to drown the starter and just go over the floor of the boat.The best I could hope for is a couple of loose bolts that I cant access without taking the motor out, worst case and probable case is soft transom as others are suggesting.
Fixed, bolts through transom left loose after the mechanic had serviced it! ( yes,he removed engine for the service just before I took over ownership of the boat) Very difficult to access but eventually able to get to them with a cut off spanner without engine removal.
Yup your probably going to have to tighten them again,and again. I fixed a soft transom by removing the transom bolts and drilling down the center of the bolts and cross-drilling the area that would be inside transom. I then put zerk fittings on the ends of the bolts and used a grease gun to force resin into the rotted wood.
Yup your probably going to have to tighten them again,and again. I fixed a soft transom by removing the transom bolts and drilling down the center of the bolts and cross-drilling the area that would be inside transom. I then put zerk fittings on the ends of the bolts and used a grease gun to force resin into the rotted wood.
Yes your correct and I did not suggest it was. This was done in 2004 and I was anxious to get boat back in the water. It was supposed to have been a temporary fix until I could replace transom during the off season. Long story, I never got around to replacing transom and 14 years later it is still water tight!! This is a 18' Glassport w/130 Mercruiser.
As much as I don't want to admit it, I did a very similar repair in the past. Lots of 2 epoxy injected into the transom. The boat was still going strong 10 years after the repair until I sold it.
Fixed, bolts through transom left loose after the mechanic had serviced it! ( yes,he removed engine for the service just before I took over ownership of the boat) Very difficult to access but eventually able to get to them with a cut off spanner without engine removal.
I don’t think this makes any sense... if the engine was pulled, why would he loosen (or even touch) the bolts that hold the transom assembly? Those bolts have nothing to do with pulling the engine. If that is what he told you, I would be concerned he is not being truthful with you. Unless there is more to the story, what he’s told you doesn’t add up.
