transom going bad?

[yellowbelly]

i stepped on my motor today i noticed the transom pulls away from the splash guard about 1/8" where the caulk is does this mean its time to do the transom

 

[JB]

Re: transom going bad?

Yup.

 

[yellowbelly]

Re: transom going bad?

yea i thought so its a 84 and all they did back then was paint it well i guess a new project starts this week

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: transom going bad?

Just out of curiosity - did you put the caulk on the damaged portion of the splashwell?

 

[yellowbelly]

Re: transom going bad?

the old caulk was old and dry rotted so i ran a bead across it there is no gap there to hide if thats what your thinking

 

[jay_merrill]

Re: transom going bad?

I'm just wondering if the splashwell was originally intended to be a part of the transom structure. Its hard to tell on your boat, without being able to see if it is fastened to the transom on the underside.

My point is basically that having to do something to solve a problem (as in caulking something), when that was not how the boat was built originally, can serve as an indication that there is a problem.

 

[oops!]

Re: transom going bad?

come visit us in the restoration section.....we can walk you right thru that fix if you wish.

 

[yellowbelly]

Re: transom going bad?

I'm just wondering if the splashwell was originally intended to be a part of the transom structure. Its hard to tell on your boat, without being able to see if it is fastened to the transom on the underside.

My point is basically that having to do something to solve a problem (as in caulking something), when that was not how the boat was built originally, can serve as an indication that there is a problem.

there is a flange on the under side with what looks to just stainless wood screws so when i redo it im gonna replace them with 1/4-20 stainless nuts and bolts