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Last weekend was the beginning of my deck, stringer and transom replacement on my fathers 1986 Four Winns Freedom 160. The whole thing began with some soft spots in the deck and after doing some reading here I quickly realized there was going to be a lot more work involved than I initially...
I?m about to start working on my fathers '86 Freedom 160 which has a very soft deck so I?m planning to replace the stringers and the deck. From what I?ve read it's also very possible that the transom may be rotted out. Is it possible to replace the plywood section in the transom without removing...
First I just wanted to say hi and what a great resource this site is.
My dad recently bought a 1986 Four Winns Freedom that is in good shape apart from the rotted deck. It is quite spongy and feels as though your foot may go through it. He really wants to get it in the water this year and I was...
