repairing wooden transom on aluminum boat with fabricated aluminum

[sean armour]

is there a reason the transom is wood?
i own and operate a machine shop, can i fabricate a structural aluminum member to replace the wooden transom?

 

[THEPATRIOT]

Re: repairing aluminum transom with fabricated aluminum

Re: repairing aluminum transom with fabricated aluminum

I'm curious about this also.Me and a friend were just talking about this yesterday!

 

[sean armour]

Re: repairing aluminum transom with fabricated aluminum

Re: repairing aluminum transom with fabricated aluminum

oops meant repairing "WOODEN" transom

 

[thrillhouse700]

Re: repairing wooden transom on aluminum boat with fabricated aluminum

My buddy and I were also discussing this. Tig a honeycomb transom wall. For us, since we do not own and operated anything but a few makitas it would be too expensive. Which, I believe is the reason for wooden transoms. Was also thinking about an aluminum stringer.

 

[CN Spots]

Re: repairing wooden transom on aluminum boat with fabricated aluminum

Aluminum stringers are not that uncommon, ask the Starcraft club. Their's came from the factory with them though. If you had a metal brake long enough to form an aluminum stringer and did your math right I don't see why one could not be installed in a 'glass boat. There may be some issue of the aluminum failing due to hull flex as to why more people do not use it.