Transom question?

[raven174us]

Hello, I am getting ready to start in on rebuilding the transom on my 79 Chrysler. I started looking at the trim around the boat and when I went to pull it off I found what looks to be rivets through the trim. I would have figured it would have been behind the trim once I pulled it off. So my question is, do I just take my time and just keep popping it off or should I try to remove the rubber in the trim and drill them out?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Removing trim?

Re: Removing trim?

carefully remove rubber, and drill out rivets. take care of the trim, it is expensive to replace.

 

[raven174us]

Re: Removing trim?

Re: Removing trim?

Thank you. The rubber is out of the trim and the motor is off. So I guess now its off to drilling the rivets out. Once I get the rivets out, what will I have to expect to getting the top of the boat off?

 

[raven174us]

Re: Transom question?

I changed the name of the topic so I don't take any more space. Anyway, I have the trim off and all the rivets out. Now how to I get the top off? It looks to have been glued down with some type of silicone. Too bad there's not a way to get to the transom wood without taking the top off.