Re: glastron transom help
Most of the Glastron's I knew, back in the 60's when living in Austin, TX. where they were built, was the fact that the transom was rather small. It didn't go all the way across the boat (like every other boat I ever saw) but only went to the concave molded doo dads on each side of the stern. So this said that the molded glass corners (about 2' on each side) had to support the weight and thrust of the engine.<br /><br />Well, I liked the idea of having a solid wood transom to absorb shock that attached to the hull at the corners of the boat.....and I realize that they could rot if not encapsulated properly.<br /><br />Stress cracks are telling you that you have stress and stress can causes things to fail.<br /><br />The stress crack is visable in the gell coat, but what you don't know is what does the glass underneath look like, and is there wood under the glass and has water entered the wood and if so, how much and all that.<br /><br />My Bro in law had a Wellcraft and water got into his transom and this marine plant like thing was growing out of it right next to his engine. Spent like $1700 (15 years ago) to have it replaced.<br /><br />Glass is glass and it can rupture. <br /><br />If you are talking about one of these, I would question just how strong that is and whether or not some shoring up was needed.<br /><br />HTH,<br /><br />Mark
