1984 century mustang transom and deck replace

[century mustang]

Well here we go my wife and I bought this as a project it needs eng work floor and probably stringers. the upper unit on the out drive needs rebuilt and interior has some tears in it hull looks good and solid. I do not have many pics yet but this weekend I will try to get some up.I have been reading alot on this forum and I tell you I'am looking forward to this project. I'am an auto tech and have people in my life that have done boat repair work but I think I will keep reading on through the forums for more info and advice. So heres to projects. I think this will be an experence that I will learn from just like the last two hotrods I restored for my Uncle.
thank you all for your help and all the great info on this forum Steven S

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard,...

What motor,..??

What drive,..??

 

[century mustang]

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It has merc 3.0l and the alpha one r drive the boat is a 195 open bow. I have the motor all tore down now the sad thing about that is from the looks if it the eng is new and then it sat for who knows how long. when I got it the int/ext manifold was plugged at the riser and elbow and that started all there problems that the po before the po I got it from was having.

 

[century mustang]

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here are some pics. These are some of the problem areas that I have seen.

 

[century mustang]

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so this last weekend I was able to get alittle time on the boat on Sunday I mainly started to remove extra wiring that was added and took out the transume plate . took some more pics mostly of measurments for eng area and battery box area and removed all the gas from the tank. dose any one know if century put a sub floor in on these boats? It looks loike there is a top floor and under that there is a sec florr that sits on the stringers.I 'll see if the pics I took have a better view of what I'am talking about.

 

[Bondo]

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dose any one know if century put a sub floor in on these boats? It looks loike there is a top floor and under that there is a sec florr that sits on the stringers.

Ayuh,.... I'm bettin' a Po once found soft spots, 'n just threw down another layer....

 

[glnbnz]

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Boy do I know how goes to find a soft spot and then once you get into it and find a whole lot of rot. I knew about the soft deck when I bought our boat though. I just didn't realize how far one soft area goes but I do now lol.

Good luck on your rebuild CM.

 

[century mustang]

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Thanks. This weekend I plan on ripping out the decking and getting down to that area I'am questioning and hopfully I can see better at what is going on with it I'll also down load one of the pics that hopfully show the area.

 

[century mustang]

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so if this works here is afew pics in photobucket

 

[century mustang]

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here is another I'am trying to figure out how to put multipuls on here.

 

[century mustang]

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I have'nt had much time to work on the boat I've had a lot of work lately and it's also ski season I have had the motor out for a while and I'am getting it ready for the machine shop next week. I have decided to rebuild the eng so it is fresh nothing loke getting it all to gether to find out you have to pull it out again. I hope that this weekend I can get some time on it but I have to rebuild my portable cover area fist the snow and freezing rain did that in. So when I can I'll post more and I hope more pics.

 

[century mustang]

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This weekend I finally got around to gettig a tarp up on the portable carport that is now the boat storage and work area yah. My other car side jobs are almost done so next month should be good for working on the boat and a friends boat also I'll be getting more pics up and I'am sure the questions will soon be flying out of my mouth.

 

[74bayliner]

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by the way i found a new supplier. in arlington... really cheap ... 1 roll of 1.5oz csm is 153 dollars!! and its 100lb roll. the 1708 is pricy but still cheaper than the other places. for 544 a roll.. but thats cuz the roll is 209 lb... if you need more help i cant wait to see your project really kick into high gear.

 

[century mustang]

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Thanks 74bayliner I still haven't beenable to get going on it yet but hopping soon whats the name of the place in Arlington. I was going to go all the way to US composits I think they are in Bellingham and the place in Arlington is alittle closer. I keep you all posted on the progress when it happens.

 

[74bayliner]

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Bellingham? i didnt know US Composites had a bellingham location... hmm

Compositesone.com is the place in arlington, they got really good prices the only problem is they wont cut you half a roll, they sell bulk exactly the prices i gave above.
Give them a call ask them for a quote, and ask them to email it to you... because the lady i had told me some numbers i had her email it to me than when i came in to put the order in, the prices she quoted me were slightly different on a few things. but the main guy in that facility Jim Mock took care of me and he honored the quote.

 

[century mustang]

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Thanks for the info when I get to that point I'll do that. I'll have to look into that US composites to I may be wrong.

 

[century mustang]

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Last weekend I started to finally remove the deck and foam I'll get some pics up later and we have the 3 day weekend on us so hopefully I can get more time in on the boat.

 

[century mustang]

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I was able to work on the boat this weekend and pulled the transome plate off and found out the lower part for thetransome were the bell housing mounts is cracked so now I have a question can this be fixed and if so how would I go about doing this here is some pics of what it looks like and a pic of the boat it self.

 

[oops!]

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hi......century....

wow.....first off..... i have an account with comp one.....great place....and comp one is huge.....they make us comp look like puppies

.however if the quantity is too much .... there is a place called fiberlay in your area.....fiberlay is a main supplyer for the states and will even ship to your door.

ok....from what i can see....you have a fubar-ed repair.

let me explain....

post 9 pic one.......some DOLT used OSB board for a transom repair.....chip board...(what an idiot)

post 18..... pic one.....that crack looks suspiously like a omc conversion kit has been improperly installed.....that is why the osb is there and that is why the huge crack...

this is a failed omc conversion due to the improper materials used.

but all is not lost bud. you will just have to do a few more steps.

i am torn between suggesting that you rip out the insert key hole or just pretend the crack isnt there till later.

what i would like you to do....is ......see if you can move the bottom of the keyhole......can it be pushed back into proper position with out much force?.....is so..... just leave the crack alone till later.

if it is really tough to push back into proper shape....then you will have to cut away the loose portion.
(keep the cut out)

this is so the new transom wood can sit flush against the transom skin.

pick one of the two ways....and just dont worry about the out side for now.

install your new transom core as usual....(see the link im my sig for transom instalation)

make sure when you clamp the new transom in.....you really clamp it well....

ok....after its in and cured then you can glass in the back missing portions using alternating csm and 1708 layers till you have the correct thickness......then gellcoat that.....and cut your key hole.

if you leave the bottom half of the cracked area....install the new transom as usual....
then after its cured.....die grind out the crack.....fill with pb.... and add a layer over the crack of csm....and gellcoat.....then cut your keyhole.

remember......the key to a sucessful i/o transom is flatness and parellelism.....so when you are glassing and gellcoating the exterior....make sure they are flat !

 

[century mustang]

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Thank you oop's for all the info I think that I can pop that piece back in place and I will proceed with the transom repairs. I did'nt get much time this weekend due to me working on a friends boat but next week and weekend I'll get more time on it.