touch107fm
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- Sep 15, 2011
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Hi all
Happy new year to all.
I have a 5.8 fiberglass boat and we have had it for about 7 months. It's about 7 years old, it has a 135 mercury 4 stroke motor on it. Its the factory motor on it and has less than 200 hours on it.
We have noticed recently or it's the first time I have seen some stress cracks around the transom bolt holes, I am unsure if it's from overtightened bolts on the bottom bolts (doubtful) , it's been caused by rough transport or the transom is on the way out. The transom feels solid but it's concerning as the water level seems to fill up from the bung plug by the outboard.
Q. What to do about the cracks ? I was looking at adding a support bracket on the inside of the transom side. It already has the 8mm plate on the outside of the boat.
As it's such a newish boat I am reluctant to think the transom is water damaged. It feels solid but I have been wrong before.
Q. Is the water outlet by the engine meant to be plugged (not the main bung plug )when the boat is going along the water comes in the hole by the engine I wasn't too sure if this was meant to be plugged or not . As it stands the lower bolt holes have the hairline cracks as seen in the pics and when the water comes in it makes me nervous that that water is getting into the transom.
Any advice ?
Happy new year to all.
I have a 5.8 fiberglass boat and we have had it for about 7 months. It's about 7 years old, it has a 135 mercury 4 stroke motor on it. Its the factory motor on it and has less than 200 hours on it.
We have noticed recently or it's the first time I have seen some stress cracks around the transom bolt holes, I am unsure if it's from overtightened bolts on the bottom bolts (doubtful) , it's been caused by rough transport or the transom is on the way out. The transom feels solid but it's concerning as the water level seems to fill up from the bung plug by the outboard.
Q. What to do about the cracks ? I was looking at adding a support bracket on the inside of the transom side. It already has the 8mm plate on the outside of the boat.
As it's such a newish boat I am reluctant to think the transom is water damaged. It feels solid but I have been wrong before.
Q. Is the water outlet by the engine meant to be plugged (not the main bung plug )when the boat is going along the water comes in the hole by the engine I wasn't too sure if this was meant to be plugged or not . As it stands the lower bolt holes have the hairline cracks as seen in the pics and when the water comes in it makes me nervous that that water is getting into the transom.
Any advice ?
