eboat85
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Re: Warped transom - Replace or Repair?
Re: Warped transom - Replace or Repair?
Hi Jig, just a thought, I have started the transom tear down and will then get into the floor and the below deck fuel tank. The floor seems solid so far and no signs of moisture. This boat has been in a garage for over five years (last reg sticker was 2008). If there was water in the foam would it dry out by now? Thanks
Re: Warped transom - Replace or Repair?
Well if it's a new to you boat, you might as well lift the decking too and check your floatation foam for waterlogging/saturation (and decking for rot on the bottom side).
Wet floatation foam adds hundreds of pounds to a boat and slows it down, the wet foam also has no buoyancy and won't float your boat in case of an emergency and it'll sink to the bottom.
To check your foam take a piece of 3/4" pvc pipe and cut some notches in one end and twist/push the notched end down through the foam 'til it hits bottom, Pull the pipe out and push the test plug out with a small rod check the bottom of the plug of foam for moisture/wetness.
Hint: if the bottom of your decking is wet, your foam will probably be saturated.
Hi Jig, just a thought, I have started the transom tear down and will then get into the floor and the below deck fuel tank. The floor seems solid so far and no signs of moisture. This boat has been in a garage for over five years (last reg sticker was 2008). If there was water in the foam would it dry out by now? Thanks